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CPS enrollment falls to about 316,224 students; district reports sharp decline in new enrollments for SY26
Summary
CPS reported enrollment at 316,224 for the 2025–26 year — roughly 9,000 fewer students than the prior year — driven mainly by fewer new students entering preschool, kindergarten and ninth grade and by a decline in new Latinx and English-learner enrollments.
Chicago Public Schools’ Insights & Research team told the board on Oct. 23 that district enrollment for the 2025–26 school year stands at 316,224 students, a drop of just over 9,000 from the previous year.
"This year, the district's enrollment is 316,224 students," Sarah Kempner, executive director of Insights and Research, reported, noting that the decrease is driven primarily by a substantial drop in the number of new students joining the district compared with…
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