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

Students Overview

2009-2010 Illinois

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 35,836
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 1.7%
Race / Ethnicity
White 1,819 5.1%
Black 22,254 62.1%
Hispanic 11,066 30.9%
Asian 520 1.5%
Other 177 0.5%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 30,708 85.7%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 5,128 14.3%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 6,444 18.0%
Middle Schools 533 1.5%
High Schools 5,858 16.3%
Middle/High Schools 4,761 13.3%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 18,240 50.9%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 351 1.0%
Kindergarten 2,258 6.3%
First Grade 2,345 6.5%
Second Grade 2,258 6.3%
Third Grade 2,145 6.0%
Fourth Grade 1,973 5.5%
Fifth Grade 2,089 5.8%
Sixth Grade 2,413 6.7%
Seventh Grade 2,282 6.4%
Eighth Grade 2,156 6.0%
Ninth Grade 4,578 12.8%
Tenth Grade 5,231 14.6%
Eleventh Grade 2,813 7.8%
Twelfth Grade 2,944 8.2%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 2,062,140
Race / Ethnicity
White 1,102,230 53.5%
Black 374,236 18.1%
Hispanic 432,307 21.0%
Asian 87,415 4.2%
Other 65,952 3.2%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 918,504 44.5%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 1,143,636 55.5%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 83,974
Kindergarten 145,733
First Grade 149,893
Second Grade 149,626
Third Grade 153,172
Fourth Grade 152,218
Fifth Grade 150,357
Sixth Grade 151,724
Seventh Grade 151,827
Eighth Grade 152,396
Ninth Grade 171,180
Tenth Grade 164,497
Eleventh Grade 143,203
Twelfth Grade 142,340
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