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Chicago, IL public schools

Enrollment, school count, staffing and per-pupil spending for City of Chicago SD 299 — federal education data, not a star rating.

Quick answer

City of Chicago SD 299 is the primary public district for Chicago, IL. It enrolls 321,666 students in 644 schools with 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers, and spends $21,914 per pupil, 27% above the $17,320 median across the metros covered here.

Students enrolled
321,666NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22
Schools in the district
644Operating school count
Students per teacher
14Enrollment ÷ FTE teachers, not class size
Spending per pupil
$21,914Total current expenditure, FY2020

Who pays for schools in Chicago

Where the district's money comes from, FY2020.

Local revenue
52.2%
$3,886,753,000
State revenue
32.6%
$2,429,260,000
Federal revenue
15.2%
$1,130,495,000

Local revenue is mostly property tax, which is why the Chicago property tax rate and school funding move together. Of every dollar spent, about 55 cents reaches instruction — teacher salaries, benefits and classroom materials — with the rest covering transport, buildings, food service and administration.

What this data covers

Read this before comparing districts.

Figures describe City of Chicago SD 299 (LEAID 1709930) as a whole, not any individual school. Charter schools authorised outside the district, private schools and regional vocational schools are not included. Where a city is served by a county-wide district, the county district is used and its catchment is wider than the city limits. Enrollment is from the 2021-22 NCES collection; money is from the FY2020 Census school finance survey, which is the most recent complete national release — the two years do not line up exactly, so per-pupil spending is a stable indicator rather than a current budget line.

Other Chicago data on this site.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data + Census F-33, via Urban Institute Education Data · rates as published for 2021-22 / FY2020

NCES LEAID 1709930. Finance figures are Census Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33) totals as redistributed by the Urban Institute Education Data API.