UPTOWN — CPS is juggling a variety of issues with a looming Chicago Teachers Union strike, lower enrollment and budget cuts that have lead to layoffs, but what does that mean for the neighborhood?
A comparison of last year's 20th-day enrollment, as reported by CPS, and this year's 10th-day enrollment, shows all of Uptown's neighborhood schools' enrollments are down. Across the city, public school enrollment dropped by 3.5 percent this year, according to information provided by the CPS.
In total, the neighborhood's five elementary schools and Uplift High School lost about 220 students. During the last 10 years, enrollment has fallen 6.8 percent at public schools in Chicago, with half of that drop since September 2015, according to district enrollment data.
In all, Chicago schools have seen their budgets slashed by $170 million since September 2015, according to CPS data.
Because of enrollment drop, CPS officials laid off 134 teachers and 103 members of schools' support staffs earlier this week.
Here's a recap of the changes at Uptown schools:
• McCutcheon Elementary School, 4865 N. Sheridan Road: The school's enrollment is down nearly 7 percent. In the 2015-2016 school year, the school had 383 students but has 358 students this year. Its budget dropped by $7,253 and is now set at $3,346,689. Its local school council will meet at 4 p.m. Oct. 26.
• Goudy Elementary School, 5120 N. Winthrop Ave.: The school's enrollment is down 2.5 percent. In the 2015-2016 school year, the school had 682 students but has 665 students this year. Its budget dropped by $21,702 and is now set at $5,091,828. The school also lost two teachers.
• Courtenay Elementary School, 4420 N. Beacon St.: The school's enrollment is down 13.5 percent. In the 2015-2016 school year, the school had 449 students but has 388 students this year. Its budget dropped by $384,889 and is now set at $3,852,019. The school also lost a support staffer.
• Brenneman Elementary School, 4521 N. Clarendon Ave.: The school's enrollment is down 13.8 percent. In the 2015-2016 school year, the school had 441 students but has 380 this year. Its budget dropped by $21,702 and is now set at $5,091,828. The school also lost two teachers and a staff position.
• Disney Magnet School, 4140 N. Marine Drive: The school's enrollment is down 3 percent. In the 2015-2016 school year, the school had 1,543 students but has 1,496 this year. Its budget grew by $147,092 and is now set at $9,915,513.
• Uplift High School, 900 W. Wilson Ave.: The school's enrollment is down 3 percent. In the 2015-2016 school year, the school had 311 students but has 301 students this year. Its budget grew by $91,618 and is now set at $2,633,463.
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