City of Chicago School District #299 | |
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Address | |
42 West Madison Street
, Cook County, Illinois, 60602United States | |
Coordinates | 41°52′56″N 87°37′44″W / 41.88212740°N 87.62883500°W[1] |
District information | |
Type | Public School District |
Motto | For every child, In every neighborhood. |
Grades | Pre-K–12th |
Established | January 5, 1837[2] |
Superintendent | Pedro Martinez |
School board | Chicago Board of Education |
Chair of the board | Jianan Shi |
Accreditation | AdvancED |
Schools | 638 (2020–21)[3] |
Budget | US$6.92 billion (2021)[3] |
NCES District ID | 1709930[4] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 340,658 (2020–21)[3] |
Teachers | 21,974 (2020–21)[3] |
Staff | 39,323 (2020–21)[3] |
Student–teacher ratio | 15.84 (2019–20)[4] |
Athletic conference | Chicago Public League |
Other information | |
Website | www |
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Chicago Public Schools (CPS), officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons,[5] in Chicago, Illinois, is the fourth-largest[6] school district in the United States, after New York, Los Angeles, and Miami-Dade County. For the 2020–21 school year, CPS reported overseeing 638 schools, including 476 elementary schools and 162 high schools; of which 513 were district-run, 115 were charter schools, 9 were contract schools and 1 was a SAFE school.[3] The district serves 340,658 students.[3] Chicago Public School students attend a particular school based on their area of residence, except for charter, magnet, and selective enrollment schools.
The school system reported a graduation rate of 82.5% for the 2019–20 school year.[7][8][9] Unlike most school systems, CPS calls the position of superintendent the "Chief Executive Officer", but there is no material difference in responsibilities or reporting from what is traditionally considered a superintendent. CPS reported a student–teacher ratio of 15.84 for the 2019–20 school year.[4] For the 2020–21 school year, 46.7% of CPS students were Latino and 35.8% were African-American.[3] 63.8% of the student body came from economically-disadvantaged households, and 18.6% of students were reported as English-language learners.[3] Average salaries for the 2019-20 year were $74,225 for teachers and $114,199 for administrators.[5] For the 2020–21 school year, CPS reported 39,323 staff positions, including 21,974 teachers and 516 principals.[3] In 2021, CPS reported a budget of $6.92 billion with $3.75 billion from local sources, $1.85 billion from the State of Illinois and $1.3 billion from the U.S. Federal Government.[3] Per student spending was reported at $13,694 in 2020.[5]
Chicago Public Schools led the nation in test score improvement, learned at a faster rate compared to 96% of all school districts in the country, and as of 2020, had an all-time high graduation rate.[10][11][12] It has faced declining enrollments and school closings. More than 80 percent of CPS students are Hispanic or Black.