City of Chicago

Public Schools Charter School Preference Boundaries

Name: Public Schools Charter School Preference Boundaries
Creator: City of Chicago

Geographic preference boundaries for selected charter schools in the Chicago Public Schools district during the 2020-2021 school year. Each area maps an admissions lottery zone to a specific school and address.

Example records

School Namebrand	School IDregistration	School Typeclassification	Grade Catclassification	Geometrygeospatial
ASPIRA - Ramirez Elementary Charter School	610513	Charter	ES	MULTIPOLYGON(((-87.72 41.89,...)))
Chicago Virtual Charter School	400035	Charter	ES	MULTIPOLYGON(((-87.63 41.85,...)))
KIPP Ascend Charter School	400109	Charter	ES	MULTIPOLYGON(((-87.75 41.90,...)))

Use cases

Real Estate Market Segmentation by School Access

A proptech company building a home valuation model overlays charter school preference boundaries against residential parcel data to quantify how proximity to a lottery-eligible zone affects listing prices and buyer demand in specific Chicago neighborhoods.

School NameGrade CatGeometry

Retail Site Selection Near Enrollment Catchment Areas

A children's education services retailer uses the preference boundary polygons to identify high-density family zones where households are actively engaged in school choice decisions, prioritizing store placement or direct mail campaigns in those areas.

School NameSchool TypeGrade CatGeometry

Insurance Underwriting for School-Adjacent Commercial Properties

A commercial property insurer cross-references charter school boundary polygons with claims history to assess whether properties inside active enrollment zones carry different foot traffic patterns, liability exposure, or vandalism rates compared to surrounding blocks.

School IDSchool TypeGeometry