and $1.3 billion from the U.S. federal government. Per student spending was reported at $18,287 in 2023.

As of the start of the 2025-2026 school year, CPS reported an Elementary School student-teacher ratio of 18, while High School was reported as 19. For the 2025-26 school year, 46.4% of CPS students were Latino and 34.3% were African-American. 71.8% of the student body came from economically-disadvantaged