Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools
Address
42 West Madison Street Chicago , Cook County, Illinois, 60602 United States
Coordinates	41°52′56″N 87°37′44″W / 41.88212740°N 87.62883500°W / 41.88212740; -87.62883500[1]
District information
Type	Public School District
Motto	For every child, In every neighborhood.
Grades	Pre-K–12th
Established	January 5, 1837; 187 years ago (1837-01-05)[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.cps.edu

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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.