Chicago Public Schools
Teacher pension levy paid to the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund
$602.3 million
Exact amount: $602,309,665.00
FY2026 (July 2025–June 2026)
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| Box | Amount | % of this budget |
|---|---|---|
| Retired teachers (23,350 people) · Our estimate | $557,970,850.00 | 92.6% |
| Families of teachers who died (survivor benefits) (3,399 people) · Our estimate | $37,254,666.00 | 6.2% |
| Teachers retired on disability (408 people) · Our estimate | $7,084,148.00 | 1.2% |
| Other / not itemised (rounding in the shares) · Leftover | $1.00 | <0.1% |