Chicago Public Schools enrollment 11,000 less than prior year

Chicago Public Schools' enrollment dropped by nearly 11,000 students compared with last year, a difference largely driven by a lower number of children in district-operated elementary schools and prekindergarten programs, according to the district.

The district said 381,349 students were in class on the 20th day of the school year. That number includes all schools that operate under the CPS umbrella, including privately run charter schools and alternative learning programs.

That number is a bit higher than what CPS projected at an earlier point this school year, though budgets and staff at district-run buildings already have been adjusted based on prior attendance figures.

The number of students enrolled in the district's prekindergarten programs dropped by close to 1,900 students compared with the same time last year, according to CPS.

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