What is Chicago Public Schools?
[[File:Chicago_Public_Schools_HQ_1.jpg|thumb|125 South Clark Street in the [[Chicago Loop]] - old headquarters]] '''Chicago Public Schools''' ('''CPS''')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iirc.niu.edu/District.aspx?districtID=15016299025 |title=CITY OF CHICAGO SD 299: District Profile |publisher=Iirc.niu.edu |access-date=2013-03-22 |archive-date=2011-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901210301/http://iirc.niu.edu/District.aspx?districtID=15016299025 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a system of [[public schools]] in the city of [[Chicago]]. It is the third largest [[school district]] in the [[United States]]. CPS reported having 681 schools including 472 [[elementary school]]s, 106 [[high school]]s, 96 [[charter school]]s, and 7 contract schools.<ref name=stats>[http://www.cps.edu/about_cps/at-a-glance/pages/stats_and_facts.aspx Stats and facts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730153238/https://www.cps.edu/About_CPS/At-a-glance/Pages/Stats_and_facts.aspx |date=2020-07-30 }} About CPS, CPS</ref> The current ''[[interim]]'' superintendent is Dr. Janice K. Jackson since December 2017. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} * [http://www.cps.edu/ Chicago Public Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507061639/https://www.cps.edu/ |date=2021-05-07 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chicago Public Schools}} [[Category:Organizations based in Chicago]] [[Category:School districts in the United States]] [[Category:Schools in Illinois]] {{US-stub}} {{Chicago}}