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Data Central: Total Student Enrollment November 28, 2011 ChicagoIllinois2011 403,7702,074,8062010404,5892,064,3122009409,0552,070,1252008380,787 Read More \| (0) Comments	Data Central: Student Racial/Ethnic Background November 28, 2011 The major racial-ethnic groups in Illinois public schools are White non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, Hispanic, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and American Indian. The “other” category in this chart includes Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and a new category the state added in 2011, “two or more races.” Read More \| (0) Comments
Data Central: Student Mobility Rate November 28, 2011 The student mobility rate is based on the number of times students enroll in or leave a school during the school year. Students are counted each time they transfer out or in. ChicagoIllinois2011 17.6%12.8%2010 18.7% Read More \| (0) Comments	Data Central: Low-Income Students November 28, 2011 Low-income students may come from families receiving public aid, may live in institutions for neglected or delinquent children, may be supported in foster homes with public funds, or may be eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunches. ChicagoIllinois2011 86.0%48.1% Read More \| (0) Comments
Data Central: Limited English-Proficient Students November 28, 2011 Limited-English-proficient students are those students eligible for transitional bilingual programs. ChicagoIllinois2011 15.8%8.8%2010 12.2% Read More \| (0) Comments	Data Central: Chronic Truancy Rates and Totals November 28, 2011 Chronic truants are students who are absent from school without valid cause for 18 or more of the last 180 school days. ChicagoIllinois2011 7.4%3.2%2010 11.2%3.6% Read More \| (0) Comments
Data Central: Student Attendance Rate November 28, 2011 A perfect attendance rate (100%) means that all students attended school every day. ChicagoIllinois201191.4%94.0%2010 91.5%93.9%200990.5%93.7% Read More \| (0) Comments

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