Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
3 bd $2,780/mo in Chicago. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax.
- Public-school students
- 1,366,701
- NCES 2024-2025
- Pupil–teacher ratio
- 13.6
- 100,831 teachers
- Districts / schools
- 364 / 2448
- Public districts and schools
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Usual for this household: studio.
- Childcare
- $0
- No kids under 5
- Left over each month
- $2,426
- After tax and rent
- Bachelor's or higher
- 40.9%
- Adults 25+. ACS 2023.
Largest public school districts
12 largest in Chicago.
- Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Chicago
- Students
- 324,130
- Schools
- 643
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.8
- SD U-46
Elgin
- Students
- 34,036
- Schools
- 55
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.4
- Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Aurora
- Students
- 26,108
- Schools
- 34
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.5
- Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
- Students
- 24,556
- Schools
- 31
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.5
- CUSD 300
Algonquin
- Students
- 20,705
- Schools
- 29
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.2
- CUSD 308
Oswego
- Students
- 16,766
- Schools
- 22
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.6
- Naperville CUSD 203
Naperville
- Students
- 16,047
- Schools
- 22
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.5
- Schaumburg CCSD 54
Schaumburg
- Students
- 15,298
- Schools
- 28
- Pupil–teacher
- 11.9
- Valley View CUSD 365U
Romeoville
- Students
- 14,710
- Schools
- 20
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.5
- Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
- Students
- 13,640
- Schools
- 22
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.6
- Township HSD 211
Palatine
- Students
- 12,458
- Schools
- 7
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.8
- Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
- Students
- 12,187
- Schools
- 20
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.7
NCES 2024–25.
Public schools by level
- Primary
- 1,624
- Elementary grades
- Middle
- 391
- Middle or junior high
- High
- 469
- Secondary grades
- Other
- 140
- K–12, ungraded, alternative
2,624 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Chicago metro sits
Roughly the core of the Chicago, IL metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids (1 under 5), 3 bd. -$368/mo left. Childcare $1,173. Chicago paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Chicago
- Chicago → St. Louis · $235 more
- Chicago → Austin · $755 more
- Chicago → Dallas · $623 more
- Chicago → Denver · $229 more
- Chicago → Raleigh · $325 more
- Chicago → San Francisco · $62 less
- Chicago → New York · $1,177 less
- Chicago → Reno · $130 less
- Chicago → Los Angeles · $723 less
- Chicago → Houston · $744 more
- Chicago → Washington · $487 more
- Chicago → Atlanta · $70 more
- Chicago → Philadelphia · $11 more
- Chicago → Miami · $730 less
- Chicago → Phoenix · $149 more
- Chicago → Boston · $459 less
Take-home by job in Chicago
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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