City of Chicago

Public Schools Elementary Attendance Boundaries

Attendance boundaries for elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools district for school year 2020-2021. Each record includes a polygon representing the boundary, along with the associated school's name and unique identification number.

Example records
School NmbrandSchool IDregistrationThe GeomgeospatialCommunitygeographicGradesclassification
Alcott Elementary School609680MULTIPOLYGON (((-87.6821 41.9134, ...)))Lincoln SquarePK-8
Brentano Elementary School609700MULTIPOLYGON (((-87.7012 41.9256, ...)))Logan SquarePK-8
Dvorak Technology Academy610513MULTIPOLYGON (((-87.6745 41.8612, ...)))North LawndaleK-8
Use cases

Residential Address Scoring for Family-Oriented Products

A fintech company offering family banking accounts or education savings products overlays customer home addresses against school attendance boundaries to identify households with school-age children, allowing targeted outreach without relying on self-reported family status.

The GeomCommunityGradesSchool Nm

Hyperlocal Market Sizing for Children's Services Businesses

A private equity firm evaluating an acquisition of a tutoring or childcare chain uses attendance boundary polygons to estimate the addressable population of school-age children within each prospective location's catchment zone, informing revenue projections at the site level.

The GeomSchool NmCommunityGrades

Insurance Underwriting for School-Adjacent Properties

A commercial property insurer assessing risk for businesses near schools uses boundary geometries to flag properties that fall within or adjacent to high-foot-traffic school zones, which affects liability exposure estimates for certain policy types.

The GeomSchool IDCommunity
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