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Chicago, IL Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 2,712,608
| Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 83,232 | 72.56% | 27.44% | 71.39% | 28.61% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 260,545 | 86.47%, see rank | 13.53%, see rank | 88.78% | 11.22% | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 137,685 | 87.56%, see rank | 12.44%, see rank | 90.75% | 9.25% | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 166,170 | 59.81%, see rank | 40.19%, see rank | 73.17% | 26.83% | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 69,100 | 31.74%, see rank | 68.26%, see rank | 48.20% | 51.80% | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 2,702,471
| Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 82,394 | 71.15% | 28.85% | 70.63% | 29.37% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 266,256 | 86.38%, see rank | 13.62%, see rank | 88.60% | 11.40% | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 143,782 | 87.32%, see rank | 12.68%, see rank | 90.75% | 9.25% | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 161,347 | 58.31%, see rank | 41.69%, see rank | 72.51% | 27.49% | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 69,248 | 31.18%, see rank | 68.82%, see rank | 47.44% | 52.56% | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 2,703,466
| Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 81,229 | 71.59% | 28.41% | 70.18% | 29.82% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 275,277 | 86.27%, see rank | 13.73%, see rank | 88.09% | 11.91% | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 151,294 | 85.67%, see rank | 14.33%, see rank | 90.15% | 9.85% | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 156,109 | 57.10%, see rank | 42.90%, see rank | 72.21% | 27.79% | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 63,242 | 31.99%, see rank | 68.01%, see rank | 47.77% | 52.23% | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 2,824,064
| Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 87,614 | 70.62% | 29.38% | 69.53% | 30.47% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 290,141 | 85.44%, see rank | 14.56%, see rank | 87.53% | 12.47% | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 153,738 | 85.24%, see rank | 14.76%, see rank | 89.84% | 10.16% | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 164,549 | 56.12%, see rank | 43.88%, see rank | 71.35% | 28.65% | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 62,372 | 33.74%, see rank | 66.26%, see rank | 48.32% | 51.68% | 58.97% | 41.03% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 2,896,016
| Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 100,098 | 73.01% | 26.99% | 69.20% | 30.80% | 68.05% | 31.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 348,088 | 83.92%, see rank | 16.08%, see rank | 86.57% | 13.43% | 89.11% | 10.89% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 160,438 | 82.71%, see rank | 17.29%, see rank | 88.89% | 11.11% | 90.65% | 9.35% |
| College | 155,733 | 62.63%, see rank | 37.37%, see rank | 74.23% | 25.77% | 77.59% | 22.41% |
| Graduate School | 54,077 | 35.32%, see rank | 64.68%, see rank | 50.22% | 49.78% | 60.73% | 39.27% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.