CHICAGO — Ten schools in West Lawn and Ashburn are expected to see cuts to their funding while eight will see gains.
Chicago Public Schools announced Monday that neighborhood schools will see almost $60 million in cuts districtwide, while charter schools and other charter programs for at-risk students would see a combined $30 million in gains.
Here the changes to funding at neighborhood schools:
• Azuela Elementary: +$119,058
• Hancock High School: +$92,801
• Hubbard High School: -$38,345
• Hurley Elementary: -$268,943
• Lee Elementary: +$134,411
• Pasteur Elementary: +$245,209
• Peck Elementary: -$336,310
• Ashburn Elementary: -$72,187
• Bogan High School: -$704,494
• Carroll Elementary: -$364,850
• Chicago International Charter School Wrightwood: +$78,599
• Dawes Elementary: +$64,297
• Durkin Park Elementary: -$37,002
• Goode Academy High School: +$674,429
• Hampton Elementary: -$205,084
• Owen Elementary: -$14,981
• Pathways in Education High School: +$54,810
• Stevenson Elementary: -$18,375
In a media conference call on student-based budgeting last week, CPS Chief Financial Officer Ginger Ostro said 238 schools would see increased funding, at a total of $68.5 million, while 416 see budgets cut, at a total of $99.5 million.
"Money follows the students," Ostro said, adding that projected CPS enrollment for the coming school year is 372,275, down about 1 percent from last year.
According to the district, so-called neighborhood schools are expected to enroll about 4,000 fewer students in the fall, while charters increase enrollment by about 3,000 students.
Basic student-based budgeting would remain level at $4,390 a student for grades 4-8, with $4,697 for students in kindergarten through third grade and $5,444 a pupil in high schools.
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