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Chicago, Illinois Education Profile

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 Chicago, Illinois United States
StateIllinois
CityChicago
Total population2,896,016 281,421,906
Male1,405,107138,053,563
Female1,490,909143,368,343
Median age (years)31.535.3
Total households1,061,928105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)38,62541,994

Chicago, Illinois Education

fifteen point seven seven percent of Chicago, Illinois students graduated from 9th to 12th grades, without diploma. Twenty-five point six four percent are high school graduates. 4.64% students graduated with an associate degree. 15.5% students graduated with a Bachelor's degree. Three hundred and forty-eight thousand, eighty-eight students go to Chicago, Illinois elementary schools. One hundred and sixty thousand, four hundred and thirty-eight students attend Chicago, Illinois high schools.

Chicago, Illinois schools are great, from the Principal to all the teachers and staff. The teachers and administration in Chicago, Illinois schools show wonderful professionalism and are always open to suggestions. Your kids will be happy in Chicago, Illinois schools.

 Chicago, Illinois %, Chicago, Illinois United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school818,434  76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool53,383 6.52%6.47%
Kindergarten46,715 5.71%5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)348,088 42.53%43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)160,438 19.6%21.38%
College or graduate school209,810 25.64%22.81%
 
 Chicago, Illinois %, Chicago, Illinois United States
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over1,815,896  182,211,639
Less than 9th grade225,497 12.42%7.55%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma286,277 15.77%12.05%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)418,113 23.03%28.63%
Some college, no degree338,983 18.67%21.05%
Associate degree84,243 4.64%6.32%
Bachelor's degree281,549 15.5%15.54%
Graduate or professional degree181,234 9.98%8.86%
 
Percent high school graduate or higher71.8  80.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher25.5  24.4
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.