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Some 19th Ward Schools Slashed More Than Others In Latest Round Of CPS Cuts

By Howard Ludwig | February 7, 2017 7:45am
 Morgan Park High School and Esmond Elementary School saw the deepest cuts in the latest round of mid-year budget reductions by Chicago Public Schools. Meanwhile, George F. Cassell Fine Arts School in Mount Greenwood saw the smallest reduction in its budget.
Morgan Park High School and Esmond Elementary School saw the deepest cuts in the latest round of mid-year budget reductions by Chicago Public Schools. Meanwhile, George F. Cassell Fine Arts School in Mount Greenwood saw the smallest reduction in its budget.
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BEVERLY — Chicago Public Schools slashed school budgets across the board by $46 million Monday night, cutting some deeper than others.

In the 19th Ward, Esmond Elementary School in Morgan Park saw the biggest cuts by percentage. The school tucked away at 1865 W. Montvale Ave. saw its $2.89 million budget reduced by $62,428 — a 2.15 percent reduction.

Meanwhile, Morgan Park High School stands to lose the most in terms of overall dollars. The cuts will cost the high school at 1744 W. Pryor Ave. $211,203 or 1.64 percent of its budget.

The latest mid-year cuts were announced as a way to fill the hole blown in the district's budget by Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of $215 million — money officials had been counting on, the district said.

Other schools in the 19th Ward took less of a hit. George F. Cassell Fine Arts School in Mount Greenwood saw its $3.88 million budget cut by $18,016 or 0.46 percent. Kellogg Elementary School in Beverly saw its $2.714 million budget cut by $24,349 or 0.9 percent.

Here's how schools in the area fared:

Alice L. Barnard Elementary School, 10354 S. Charles St.: $54,517 (1.69 percent) 

Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, 3857 W. 111th St.: $146,983 (1.85 percent)

Clissold Elementary School, 2350 W. 110th Place: $51,709 (1.08 percent)

Esmond Elementary School, 1865 W. Montvale Ave.: $62,428 (2.15 percent)

George F. Cassell Fine Arts School, 11314 S. Spaulding Ave.: $18,016 (0.46 percent)

John H. Vanderpoel Humanities Academy, 9510 S. Prospect Ave.: $45,836 (1.62 percent)

Keller Regional Gifted School, 3020 W. 108th St.: $30,721 (1.48 percent)

Kellogg Elementary School, 9241 S. Leavitt St.: $24,349 (0.9 percent)

Morgan Park High School, 1744 W. Pryor Ave.: $211,203 (1.64 percent)

Mount Greenwood Elementary School, 10841 S. Homan Ave.: $122,532 (1.92 percent)

Sutherland Elementary School, 10015 S. Leavitt St.: $41,891 (0.85 percent)