Chicago Public Schools :: Financial Information

This section mainly contains links to citywide and school-level financial information posted on CPS web sites. Additional financial information can be found in the Student and School Data section of the CPS Guide and in the Research Guide. We welcome your suggestions for additions and improvements. Send an e-mail to editorial@catalyst-chicago.org.



    Capital Improvements at Schools This CPS web page allows users to check capital improvement plans for individuals schools.
    http://www.csc.cps.k12.il.us/servlet/CIP

    CPS Budget Equity This 2005 study by Catalyst found that from the perspective of student-based budgeting, schools with the fewest poor students and schools with selective enrollments have padded budgets. At the other end of the funding scale, large and overcrowded schools, many of which are mostly Latino, are likely to be shortchanged. Catalyst calculated a budget equity index for each school, for various types of schools (e.g. high schools, small schools, magnet schools) and for each of the city’s 77 official community areas.
    http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/news/index.php?item=1650&cat=23

    CPS Budget Handbook for Schools

    This CPS document provides detailed information for principals, administrative staff and Local School Councils about preparing and managing school budgets.


    http://www.csc.cps.k12.il.us/omb/BudgetHandbook/

    CPS budgets and financial reports This CPS web page is a gateway for annual budgets beginning in 2003, financial bond statements and annual financial statements going back to 2001.
    http://www.cps.k12.il.us/AboutCPS/Financial_Information/FY2006/index.html

    CPS FY2006 Budget Information and Guidelines for Schools


    http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/assets/20050901/extra/fy06info.pdf


    CPS Office of External Resources and Partnerships This CPS page provides a list of state, federal, and foundation grants available to schools, a grant writer’s guide, a deadline calendar and a searchable database of grants.
    http://www.csc.cps.k12.il.us/grants/

    Supplemental General State Aid and No Child Left Behind calculations This CPS web page allows users to find the 2005 allocations from these programs for every school.
    http://www.csc.cps.k12.il.us/grants/forms/Title1.html
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