City of Chicago

Charter School Preference Boundaries

Geographic preference boundaries used during admissions lotteries at selected Chicago Public Schools charter schools for the 2017-2018 school year. Each boundary links to a specific charter school name and address.

Example records
NamebrandFull AddressaddressObjectididentifierThe GeomgeospatialSchool IDregistrationBoundarygrclassificationSch TypeclassificationBrd RptregistrationShape LengquantityShape Areaquantity
U OF C - NKO1119 E 46TH ST16MULTIPOLYGON (((-87.61649640523845 41.805741856454400076PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Charter08-0123-EX4; 11-0223-EX332364.790642149303940.305
NOBLE - ITW SPEER HS2456 N MANGO AVE, 6063915MULTIPOLYGON (((-87.8065516565597 42.01871833709174001699, 10, 11, 12Charter14-0423-EX10256487.009038993025829.205
U OF C - WOODLAWN HS6420 S UNIVERSITY AVE, 6063714MULTIPOLYGON (((-87.57283514404952 41.7792807466294000776, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Charter06-0322-EX1139089.508209444476135.0937
Use cases

Charter Network Footprint Mapping for Market Entry

An education-focused real estate developer assessing sites for tutoring centers or student housing maps the geographic catchment zones of charter schools to identify neighborhoods with high concentrations of charter enrollment demand and underserved gaps between school locations.

NameThe GeomFull AddressBoundarygrShape Area

Vendor Due Diligence on Charter School Operators

A fintech lender evaluating a loan application from a charter school management organization cross-references the applicant's trade name and address against publicly registered school identifiers to confirm the operator is an active, government-recognized institution with a defined service area.

NameFull AddressSchool IDSch TypeBrd Rpt

Insurance Underwriting for Student Transportation Risk

A commercial insurer pricing a student transportation policy for a charter school network uses the preference boundary polygons to calculate route distances, estimate the number of students within each zone, and assess exposure based on the geographic spread of the catchment area.

The GeomShape AreaShape LengNameBoundarygr
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