Chicago schools face enrollment crisis with 150 buildings half-empty
- Chicago Public Schools had about 325,000 students enrolled this year, having lost 70,000 students over the past decade according to the report.
- The city spends approximately $18,700 per student, with Frederick Douglass Academy High School costing $93,000 per student for its 28 students.
- Underenrolled high schools in Chicago are linked to lower graduation and college enrollment rates, as noted in the report.
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Taxpayers forced to shell out up to $93,000 per student as Chicago’s failing public schools face crisis
A report by ChalkBeat and ProPublica found that 47 schools in Chicago are operating "at less than one-third capacity, leading to high costs and limited course offerings," as the city faces an enrollment crisis.

Declining Enrollment Leaves 150 Chicago School Buildings Half Empty, Spending Tens of Thousands for Each Student
There are currently as many as 150 Chicago school buildings that are half empty, due to lower enrollment in the city.
Chicago Public Schools sees in-the-toilet enrollment numbers, tuition at one school costing $93k per student
Only the government could create a school system that comes with private tuition costs and one of the verifiably worst educations. Actually, allow me to rephrase that: Only a “progressive” leftist government could accomplish such a feat. ...
Chicago Public Schools sees in-the-toilet enrollment numbers, tuition at one school costing $93k per student – IOTW Report
American Thinker By Olivia Murray- Only the government could create a school system that comes with private tuition costs and one of the verifiably worst educations. Actually, allow me to rephrase that: Only
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