Preliminary data shows Chicago Public Schools enrollment falls to historic low: report
According to preliminary data, Chicago public schools records fell more than last year.
Chalkbeat analyzed the preliminary data of the regions of the region before 15 September, when the region released the official count. Outlet, CPS school profiles of the data in English language learners and black students showed a decrease in the number, he said.
Chicago Public Schools did not register for the 2025-26 academic year.
The region told FOX News Digital That you will not comment on the front numbers.
“Chicago Public Schools use the 20th day of the school every year, which is September 15 this year. As the number of student records throughout the region.
“On the twentieth day, the CPS is a metric of CPS, which has no clear relationship with the financing levels for the CPS. The region will provide a registration update to the Chicago Education Board this autumn after the 20th day.”
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According to ChalkbeatCPS, last year’s students, looking at the preliminary figures saw a decrease of 4%.
In the report, the registration is currently the lowest of more than 313,000 students – the lowest recorded by the district so far – with 12,000 less students last year.
A recent report showed that the diminishing record in Chicago left about 150 of the schools semi -empty.
. Chalk and propüblica report 47 found that the school works less than one -third, increased costs and limited course offers.
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Chicago public schools After losing 70,000 students for ten years, there were about 325,000 students registered according to the last school year. CPU officials have recently increased in the percentage of students who have special needs.
A decreasing birth rate, global migration and COVİD-19 pandemia contributed to the recording of CPS.
Chicago public schools reflect a wider change in American education, where families are increasingly explored alternatives such as home education, microschools and school preference programs. In particular, home education grew after the Covid-19 pandem, and showed that there were more parents looking beyond public schools.
Arizona was the first state to offer universal school elections in 2022, and launched a $ 800 million program that gave parents $ 7,000. Some other states followed the case, pointing to a wider movement towards alternatives to traditional public schools.
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