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Admissions to the University of Chicago has become highly selective over the past two decades, reflecting changes in the application process, school popularity, and marketing strategy. [197] [198] [199] Between 1996 and 2023, the acceptance rate of the college fell from 71% to 4.7%. [200] For the Class of 2027, the acceptance rate was 4.7%. [201]
The study tracked Chicago high school students who graduated in 1998 and 1999. 35% of CPS students who went to college earned their bachelor's degree within six years, below the national average of 64%. [72] Chicago has a history of high dropout rates, with around half of students failing to graduate for the past 30 years.
The student population for Noble Network schools is 98% minority and 89% low-income. It currently serves 12,543 students [7] from more than 70 Chicago communities. [5] The Noble Network has an overall college acceptance rate of 90%. [8] In 2014 Black and Hispanic students in Noble schools ranked in the top 30 percent in reading, math and science.
The chronic absenteeism rate for CPS teachers was also reported around 40% last year. Chicago’s public schools on average spend $19,908 per student in taxpayer funds.
CHICAGO — About one in every dozen Chicago Public Schools students contracted COVID-19 this school year, the district’s first year of full-time, in-person learning since the pandemic began.
According to the 2021 Lab Student Wellness Survey, 48% of girls and 25% of boys, for a total of 37% of students, identify as part of the LGBTQ community. [ 9 ] In 2007 The Wall Street Journal ranked the high school fourth in the nation for its record of sending graduates to 8 elite colleges including its parent university, University of Chicago.
The school's acceptance rate fell to a record low of 7.2% for the class of 2022. [19] In comparison, the acceptance rate was 8.7% for the class of 2021. [20] The yield also hit a record-high 72% for the class of 2021, ranking as the fourth-highest in the country, behind only Harvard, Stanford and MIT.
CPS Board president said for years safety 'would become the ultimate problem' with Metro busing plan.