Contact Organizations
Andrew Broy
President
 Illinois Network of Charter Schools
205 W. Randolph St.
Chicago,IL 60606
312-235-0798

Joseph Giambrone
School Advocacy Coordinator
 Office of New Schools - Chicago Public Schools
125 S. Clark St. Fifth Floor
Chicago ,IL 60603
(773) 553-5491

Students Overview

2007-2008 Illinois

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 24,753
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 1.2%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 13,532
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 1,622 6.6%
Black 15,166 61.3%
Hispanic 7,074 28.6%
Asian 368 1.5%
Other 523 2.1%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 1,023 4.1%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 23,730 95.9%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 23,366 94.4%
Suburbs 875 3.5%
Rural 512 2.1%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 6,949 28.1%
Middle Schools 318 1.3%
High Schools 5,595 22.6%
Middle/High Schools 3,116 12.6%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 8,775 35.5%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 277 1.1%
Kindergarten 1,663 6.7%
First Grade 1,769 7.1%
Second Grade 1,655 6.7%
Third Grade 1,728 7.0%
Fourth Grade 1,631 6.6%
Fifth Grade 1,575 6.4%
Sixth Grade 1,742 7.0%
Seventh Grade 1,765 7.1%
Eighth Grade 1,620 6.5%
Ninth Grade 3,368 13.6%
Tenth Grade 2,862 11.6%
Eleventh Grade 1,568 6.3%
Twelfth Grade 1,530 6.2%
Students by Management Organization
CMO 7,819 31.6%
EMO 381 1.5%
Freestanding 10,247 41.4%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 2,088,052
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 1,135,670 54.4%
Black 394,546 18.9%
Hispanic 412,709 19.8%
Asian 82,278 3.9%
Other 62,849 3.0%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 809,375 38.8%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 1,278,677 61.2%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 632,509 30.3%
Suburbs 929,090 44.5%
Town 232,165 11.1%
Rural 294,288 14.1%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 1,080,245 51.7%
Middle Schools 362,553 17.4%
High Schools 593,487 28.4%
Middle/High Schools 44,988 2.2%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 6,779 0.3%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 77,566 3.7%
Kindergarten 144,092 6.9%
First Grade 153,042 7.3%
Second Grade 152,799 7.3%
Third Grade 153,850 7.4%
Fourth Grade 151,264 7.2%
Fifth Grade 151,772 7.3%
Sixth Grade 155,135 7.4%
Seventh Grade 158,274 7.6%
Eighth Grade 159,690 7.6%
Ninth Grade 175,017 8.4%
Tenth Grade 164,597 7.9%
Eleventh Grade 148,142 7.1%
Twelfth Grade 142,812 6.8%
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