Here’s what you need to know about education in the City of Chicago
The challenges that face Chicago do not stop at schools’ main entrances. From persistent poverty to community violence, each of these issues often find their way into classrooms to negatively impact student behavior and performance.
Since the pandemic, Chicago students have experienced a rise in chronic absenteeism as well as mental health challenges and significant learning loss. The need for wraparound support services is more acute than perhaps ever before.
Our team is present in 265 schools, or more than 40 percent of the district, ensuring that every student has the critical support and resources they need to be successful in the classroom and beyond.
Based on recent Chicago graduation trends, it’s reasonable to expect that more than
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of this year’s Chicago Public Schools ninth-graders will not graduate within five years.
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Chicago students are chronically absent, and that number has stayed stubbornly high since the pandemic.
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students attend public schools in Chicago. Most come from lower-income households, with
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%
of them meeting the federal government’s standards to qualify for free or reduced-fee lunches.
The five-year high-school graduation rate in Chicago is now
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%
In Chicago's most disinvested communities, graduation rates can be as low as
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%
Mental health challenges continue to impact young people.
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of Chicago high school students are experiencing symptoms of depression.
Sources: Chicago Public Schools; CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey