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. For more data by school, visit our School Data page at cps.edu/schooldata.
Schools
In order to find more information about a specific school, visit its School Profile Page at cps.edu/findaschool.
To find information about a specific school click here.
To learn more about Options and SAFE schools click here.
To learn about how CPS defines a "school", click here.
Information last updated September 2015.
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 September 2015.
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: 396,683 (2014-2015 20th Day Enrollment)
Student Enrollment
Preschool: 22,873
Kindergarten: 28,978
Elementary (1-8): 232,825
Secondary (9-12): 112,007
Additional student information
Economically Disadvantaged Students: 86.02%
English Language Learners (ELL): 16.7%
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 February, 2015.
Employees
All totals reflect unique employee count
All Staff
Public schools: 31,858
Non-public schools: 63
Citywide: 4,330
Central Office/Network: 1,294
Total Employees: 37,545
Racial Breakdowns (All Staff)
African-American: 33.3%
Asian: 2.7%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic: 23.9%
Native American: 0.4%
White: 36.3%
Multi-Racial: 1.4%
Unknown: 2.0%
Principal Racial Breakdowns
African-American: 44.3%
Asian: 1.0%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic: 15.6%
Native American: 0.0%
White: 35.4%
Multi-Racial: 2.0%
Unknown: 1.8%
Total Principals: 508
Teacher Racial Breakdowns
African-American: 22.6%
Asian: 3.5%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic: 19.7%
Native American: 0.4%
White: 50.4%
Multi-Racial: 1.7%
Unknown: 1.7%
Total Teachers: 21,715
Last Updated January 2016.
Operating Budget
FY16 Budget: $5.69 billion
Budget sources:
Local: $2.703 billion
State: $2.057 billion
Federal sources: $0.853 billion
Balances
Appropriated fund balance: $79 million
Information provided by Finance. Last updated September 2015.