Contact Organizations
Sylvia Ewing
Executive Director
 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

Schools Overview

2008-2009 Illinois

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 39 (on 95 campuses)
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools 2.1%
Average Number of Years Open
Average Number of Years Open 4.8
Number of Years Open
Open 1-3 Years 34 35.8%
Open 4-6 Years 37 38.9%
Open 7-9 Years 7 7.4%
Open 10+ Years 17 17.9%
Growth
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year 14
Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year 2
% Growth in Number of Charter Schools 17.3%
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 39 41.0%
Middle Schools 5 5.1%
High Schools 24 25.6%
Middle/High Schools 12 12.8%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 15 15.4%
Management Organization
Freestanding 49 51.6%
EMO 5 5.3%
CMO 41 43.2%
 
Metrics #
Schools
Number of Schools 4,340
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