This page contains descriptive statistics about CPS schools, students, employees and budget. Thank you for directing questions or comments about Stats and Facts to the Office of Accountability.
Schools
To find information about a specific school click here.
To learn more about Options schools click here.
To learn about how CPS defines a "school", click here.
Information last updated August 2014.
Alternative Learning Opportunities Programs (ALOP)
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ALOP (Options Programs)
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To learn more about ALOP click here.
To learn more about other programs at CPS click here.
Information last updated April 2014.
Local School Council
Representatives per elected LSC
Parent: 6
Community: 2
Teachers: 2
Non-teaching Staff: 1
Principal: 1
Student: 1 (high school only)
In addition to the standard composition of elected LSCs, the Appointed LSCs of small or alternative schools may have advocates and education experts. Military schools may have a Commandant, JROTC instructor, and Cadet Commander. Not all small or military schools will fill these LSC member positions.
Learn more about Local School Councils. Last updated August 2012.
Students
Total: 400,545 (2013-2014 20th Day Enrollment)
Student enrollment
Preschool: 23,671
Kindergarten: 30,166
Elementary (1-8): 234,679
Secondary (9-12): 112,029
Additional student information
Students receiving free or reduced-price lunch: 85.0%
English Lanuage Learners (ELL): 16.3%
Student racial makeup
African American: 39.3%
Asian: 3.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander (retired): 0.01%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Hispanic: 45.6%
Multi-Racial: 1.1%
Native American/Alaskan: 0.3%
White: 9.4%
Not Available: 0.6%
Information provided by the Office of Accountability. To see detailed reports about these and other measures, click here. Last updated November, 2014.
Employees
Total: 41,579* (2013-14)
Total Positions:
Public schools: 35,092
Non-public schools: 25
Citywide: 4,904
Central/regional: 1,558
* A year over year decrease in Public School positions and increase in Citywide positions is primarily attributed to position shifts from schools to citywide for positions within Facility Operations, Transportation and Food Service departments. These statistics include CPS district-run schools only, and are not solely teaching positions.
Principals total: 545
African-American: 47.5%
Asian: 1.1%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic: 17.1%
Native American: 0.2%
White: 30.8%
Multi-Racial: 2.0%
Unknown: 1.3%
Racial breakdowns (all staff):
African-American: 33.9%
Asian: 2.7%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic: 22.8%
Native American: 0.4%
White: 36.6%
Multi-Racial: 1.6%
Unknown: 2.1%
Teachers total: 22,519
African-American: 24.3%
Asian: 3.4%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic: 18.6%
Native American: 0.4%
White: 49.7%
Multi-Racial: 1.8%
Unknown: 1.8%
Information provided by Talent Office. Last updated October 1, 2013.
Operating Budget
Fiscal Year 2014 total: $5.59 billion
Budget sources:
Local: $2.420 billion
State: $1.621 billion
Federal sources: $0.908 billion
Balances
Appropriated fund balance: $643 million
Information provided by Finance. Last updated April 2014.
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May 2014 version