City of Chicago

Charter School Preference Boundaries

Name: Charter School Preference Boundaries
Creator: City of Chicago

Preference boundaries for charter schools in the Chicago Public Schools district for school year 2014-15. Each boundary record, often including a geographic shape and school identifier, guides administrators during the application and lottery process by giving preference to applicants residing within the designated area.

Example records

School Namebrand	School IDregistration	Grade Catclassification	School Yeartemporal	Geometry Typegeospatial
Chicago Virtual Charter School	609760	ES	2014-2015	Polygon
Noble Street Charter - Rowe-Clark	610531	HS	2014-2015	Polygon
ASPIRA Charter School - Early College	610330	HS	2014-2015	Polygon

Use cases

EdTech Market Segmentation by School Level

An EdTech sales team mapping their product rollout across Chicago identifies which charter schools serve elementary versus high school populations and where their preference boundaries fall, so they can prioritize outreach to schools with the largest addressable student catchment areas.

School NameSchool IDGrade CatGeometry Type

Real Estate Underwriting Near Charter School Zones

A mortgage underwriter assessing a residential loan portfolio checks whether properties fall within charter school preference boundaries, since proximity to preferred enrollment zones can influence neighborhood desirability and property value stability.

School NameGeometry TypeSchool Year

Vendor Due Diligence for Education Service Contractors

A procurement analyst at a school services company verifies that a subcontractor claiming to serve specific Chicago charter schools actually operated in those schools during the stated period, cross-referencing school identifiers and grade categories against contract records.

School NameSchool IDGrade CatSchool Year