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Charter and contract schools

$984.6 million

Exact amount: $984,618,330.99

FY2026 (July 2025–June 2026)

Charter schools are public schools run by outside groups. CPS pays each one tuition per student.

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Youth Connection Charter School (YCCS), $49,465,785.62, open this boxYouth Connection Charter S…$49.5 millionNoble Street Charter School -ITW David Speer Academy, $20,997,163.89, open this boxNoble Stree…Catalyst - Maria Charter School, $20,945,547.68, open this boxCatalyst -…Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- Longwood Campus, $20,753,559.45, open this boxChicago Inte…$20.8 millionNoble - Mansueto High School, $20,291,033.72, open this boxNoble - Mans…Intrinsic School, $18,701,285.67, open this boxNoble Street Charter High School - Pritzker College Prep Campus, $18,503,825.03, open this boxNoble Street Char…$18.5 millionNoble Street Charter High School - Comer Campus, $17,899,540.83, open this boxNoble Street Char…$17.9 millionNoble Street Charter High School - Muchin College Prep Campus, $17,033,356.26, open this boxNoble Stre…Noble Street Charter High School - Chicago Bulls College Prep Campus, $16,906,356.49, open this boxNoble Stre…KIPP One Academy, $16,253,326.73, open this boxKIPP One AcademyChicago International Charter School (CICS)- Northtown Campus, $16,202,658.17, open this boxPerspectives - Leadership Academy, $15,399,891.85, open this boxPerspectives -…$15.4 millionKIPP-Bloom, $15,339,262.74, open this boxKIPP-Bloom$15.3 millionNoble Street Charter High School - UIC Campus, $15,006,119.03, open this boxKIPP Ascend Charter School, $14,623,660.81, open this boxMoving Everest Charter School, $14,334,288.08, open this boxMoving Everes…$14.3 millionHorizon Science Academy - Southwest Chicago Charter, $14,031,573.29, open this boxHorizon Scien…$14.0 millionNoble - Noble College Prep, $12,742,346.99, open this boxNoble - No…Acero Charter Schools - Major Hector P. Garcia MD, $12,311,751.59, open this boxAcero Char…Noble Street Charter High School - Golder Campus, $12,042,647.89, open this boxNoble Street Cha…KIPP Academy Chicago Campus, $11,956,942.85, open this boxChicago Math and Science Academy (CMSA) Charter School, $11,516,392.07, open this box98 more boxes, $581,360,014.26, see the complete list98 more boxes$581.4 million

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Percentages of Charter and contract schools
BoxAmount% of this budget
Youth Connection Charter School (YCCS)$49,465,785.625.0%
Noble Street Charter School -ITW David Speer Academy$20,997,163.892.1%
Catalyst - Maria Charter School$20,945,547.682.1%
Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- Longwood Campus$20,753,559.452.1%
Noble - Mansueto High School$20,291,033.722.1%
Intrinsic School$18,701,285.671.9%
Noble Street Charter High School - Pritzker College Prep Campus$18,503,825.031.9%
Noble Street Charter High School - Comer Campus$17,899,540.831.8%
Noble Street Charter High School - Muchin College Prep Campus$17,033,356.261.7%
Noble Street Charter High School - Chicago Bulls College Prep Campus$16,906,356.491.7%
KIPP One Academy$16,253,326.731.7%
Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- Northtown Campus$16,202,658.171.6%
Perspectives - Leadership Academy$15,399,891.851.6%
KIPP-Bloom$15,339,262.741.6%
Noble Street Charter High School - UIC Campus$15,006,119.031.5%
KIPP Ascend Charter School$14,623,660.811.5%
Moving Everest Charter School$14,334,288.081.5%
Horizon Science Academy - Southwest Chicago Charter$14,031,573.291.4%
Noble - Noble College Prep$12,742,346.991.3%
Acero Charter Schools - Major Hector P. Garcia MD$12,311,751.591.3%
Noble Street Charter High School - Golder Campus$12,042,647.891.2%
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus$11,956,942.851.2%
Chicago Math and Science Academy (CMSA) Charter School$11,516,392.071.2%
Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- Wrightwood Campus$11,499,612.581.2%
University of Chicago Charter School - Woodlawn Campus$11,463,667.871.2%
Rowe Elementary Charter School$11,372,507.261.2%
Art in Motion Charter School$11,248,274.701.1%
Noble - Butler College Prep$10,940,822.341.1%
Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy HS$10,785,632.101.1%
Noble Street Charter High School - Rauner College Prep Campus$10,435,574.771.1%
Acero Charter Schools - Victoria Soto$10,398,176.871.1%
Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- Basil Campus$10,344,704.611.1%
Great Lakes Academy Charter School$10,254,177.461.0%
Acero Charter Schools - Jovita Idar$10,142,846.121.0%
Acero Charter Schools - SPC Daniel Zizumbo$10,076,811.621.0%
Acero Charter Schools - PFC Omar E. Torres$9,995,943.371.0%
Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- West Belden Campus$9,874,010.731.0%
Noble - Hansberry College Prep$9,777,586.151.0%
Catalyst Elementary School - Circle Rock$9,768,668.001.0%
Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- Bucktown Campus$9,728,099.271.0%
Acero Charter Schools - Officer Donald J. Marquez$9,611,258.121.0%
Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- Washington Park Campus$9,225,645.110.9%
Acero Charter Schools - Carlos Fuentes$9,112,751.210.9%
Academy for Global Citizenship$9,067,227.840.9%
LEARN - Romano Butler Campus$8,998,754.510.9%
Acero Charter Schools - Brighton Park$8,998,529.030.9%
LEARN Charter School - Hunter Perkins$8,973,485.970.9%
Christopher House Charter School$8,959,341.560.9%
Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- Avalon/South Shore Campus$8,946,994.210.9%
Legacy Charter School$8,726,283.920.9%
Acero Charter Schools - Roberto Clemente$8,703,531.360.9%
Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts)$8,659,669.520.9%
Chicago International Charter School - Irving Park$8,522,553.180.9%
Acero Charter Schools - Sandra Cisneros$8,315,124.480.8%
University of Chicago Charter School - Donoghue Campus$8,174,169.530.8%
ASPIRA Business & Finance High School$7,994,383.100.8%
Noble - John and Eunice Johnson College Prep$7,988,720.370.8%
Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- Prairie Campus$7,980,427.900.8%
Erie Elementary Charter School$7,787,234.670.8%
Asian Human Services - Passages Charter School$7,384,315.790.7%
Acero Charter Schools - Rufino Tamayo$7,275,914.480.7%
Pathways in Education Brighton Park$7,191,980.360.7%
LEARN Charter School - Excel Campus$7,165,565.560.7%
Namaste Charter School$7,064,035.990.7%
Providence Englewood Charter School$6,901,843.820.7%
LEARN Charter ES - Charles and Dorothy Campbell$6,742,891.610.7%
Alain Locke Charter School$6,527,482.140.7%
Acero Charter Schools - Bartolome de las Casas$6,457,572.840.7%
Noble Street Charter School - The Noble Academy$6,457,407.520.7%
CICS - Loomis Primary$6,417,974.930.7%
Acero Charter Schools - Esmeralda Santiago$6,392,105.420.6%
Perspectives - Math and Science Academy$6,326,648.170.6%
Learn Charter School - South Chicago Campus$6,320,681.870.6%
Perspectives Charter School - Rodney D. Joslin Campus$6,010,695.830.6%
The Montessori School of Englewood Charter$5,945,113.070.6%
Noble Street Charter High School - Rowe Clark Campus$5,916,032.080.6%
Noble - DRW College Prep$5,899,766.580.6%
Perspectives - High School of Technology$5,894,592.080.6%
Polaris Charter Academy$5,654,040.230.6%
ASPIRA Charter - Early College Campus$5,391,128.930.5%
Chicago International Charter School - Lloyd Bond Campus$5,313,228.100.5%
Pathways in Education Avondale$5,310,429.090.5%
Chicago Technology Academy High School$5,101,938.450.5%
Pathways in Education- Ashburn$5,030,505.770.5%
University of Chicago Charter School - North Kenwood/Oakland (NKO) Camp$4,847,226.070.5%
Chicago Collegiate$4,796,700.260.5%
Chicago Excel HS$4,555,523.590.5%
Noble - Baker College Prep$4,510,790.630.5%
Ombudsman Chicago Northwest$4,497,842.760.5%
Chicago International Charter School (CICS)- Ralph Ellison Campus$4,425,139.440.4%
North Lawndale College Prep - Collins$4,321,566.730.4%
North Lawndale College Prep - Christiana$4,219,479.400.4%
EPIC Academy$4,171,239.520.4%
Legal Prep Charter Academy$4,148,778.350.4%
Excel Englewood HS$4,103,129.210.4%
Ombudsman Chicago - South$4,094,006.550.4%
Ombudsman Chicago West$3,408,567.020.3%
LEARN - Middle School Campus$3,330,977.830.3%
Excel SouthShore HS$3,270,172.040.3%
Excel Southwest HS$3,264,106.410.3%
LEARN Charter School - 7th Campus$2,854,572.480.3%
Ombudsman Roseland$2,745,503.690.3%
Instituto - Justice Lozano$2,699,560.430.3%
Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men High School - Bronzeville Camp$2,379,070.850.2%
Safe Achieve Academy Elementary$1,673,364.700.2%
Urban Prep Academy for Young Men Charter School-Englewood Campus$1,521,656.390.2%
Safe Achieve HS$1,466,616.870.1%
ASPIRA Charter-Haugan Middle School Campus$195,427.26<0.1%
Plato Learning Academy$156,095.23<0.1%
Acero Charter Schools - Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz$144,009.81<0.1%
YCCS - Chatham Academy$110,752.44<0.1%
YCCS - Innovations of Arts Integration HS$93,902.65<0.1%
YCCS - Sullivan House Alternative HS$76,411.79<0.1%
YCCS - West Town Academy Alternative HS$49,810.77<0.1%
YCCS - Youth Connection Leadership Academy HS$49,093.47<0.1%
YCCS - Community Youth Development Institute HS$47,525.64<0.1%
YCCS- McKinley Lakeside Leadership HS$45,240.55<0.1%
YCCS - CCA Academy HS$45,240.55<0.1%
Acero Charter Schools - Octavio Paz Campus$34,407.88<0.1%
YCCS - Academy of Scholastic Achievement HS$31,991.55<0.1%
YCCS - Latino Youth Alternative HS$27,421.33<0.1%

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