Chicago Public Schools
Teacher pay set-aside (budget only)
Exact amount: -$100,453,931.00
FY2026 (July 2025–June 2026)
Budget-only line: a set-aside or planned saving in the budget, not a payment to anyone.
This box takes money away from the box above.
Follow the money
Inside this box
Pick a rectangle to see what is inside it. Rectangle area shows positive amounts; the complete list includes reductions and tiny amounts.
Boxes that add money total $42,821,625.00. Boxes that take money away total -$143,275,556.00. Together they make -$100,453,931.00.
The rectangles use $42,821,625.00 in positive amounts as their scale, not the -$100,453,931.00 net total. Reductions total -$143,275,556.00 and appear in the list, not as positive area.
On small screens, use the complete linked table below to explore each box.
Boxes that take money away
All items
| Box | Amount | % of this budget |
|---|---|---|
| Planned savings from jobs left unfilled (vacancy factor) (General Education Fund) · Adjustment | -$143,275,556.00 | N/A |
| Other General Charges (Special Education Fund) | $10,000,000.00 | N/A |
| Other General Charges (CBA - Teacher Assistants K-2nd) | $8,821,625.00 | N/A |
| Other General Charges (General Education Fund) | $8,000,000.00 | N/A |
| Comparability Positions (General Education Fund) | $8,000,000.00 | N/A |
| Other Instr Purposes Misc (General Education Fund) | $8,000,000.00 | N/A |