Chicago Public Schools
| Chicago Public Schools City of Chicago School District #299 | |
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| Address | |
42 West Madison Street
, Cook County, Illinois, 60602United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°52′56″N 87°37′44″W / 41.88212740°N 87.62883500°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public School District |
| Motto | For every child, In every neighborhood. |
| Grades | Pre-K–12th |
| Established | January 5, 1837 |
| Superintendent | Macquline King (interim) |
| School board | Chicago Board of Education |
| Chair of the board | Sean Harden |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Schools | 634 (2023–24) |
| Budget | US$8.49 billion (2023–24) |
| NCES District ID | 1709930 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 323,251 (2023–24) |
| Teachers | 23,979 (2023–24) |
| Staff | 44,074 (2023–24) |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.84 (2019–20) |
| Athletic conference | Chicago Public League |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
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Chicago Public Schools (CPS; administratively referred to by the state of Illinois as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons) is a public school district in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
It is the fourth-largest school district in the United States (after New York, Los Angeles, and Miami-Dade County). CPS students attend a particular school based on their area of residence, except for charter, magnet, and selective enrollment schools.
As of the 2025-2026 school year, CPS has 630 schools, including 423 district-run elementary schools and 91 high schools. Charter schools numbered at 108, of which 50 were elementary and 58 high schools. CPS also includes 6 contract schools and 2 SAFE schools.
CPS is led by a chief executive officer, an alternative title for the position of superintendent in most other public school systems.