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Illinois charter schools

There are 59charter schools in Illinois. Combined, these Illinoisancharter schoolsemploy 9,337 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
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Charter schools by major Illinois cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Chicago
51
$1,060,188,326
Rockford
3
$15,253,147
Springfield, IL
1
$6,036,999
St. Louis, MO
1
$1,875,274
Peoria
1
$6,808,585
Decatur, IL
1
$5,908,556
Champaign
1
$11,309
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Job trends for Illinois charter schools

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
4
1-10
1
11-25
0
26-100
22
101 to 1,000
17
1,000+
1
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Sizes of charter schools in Illinois

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
2
$250k to $1M
2
$1M to $5M
6
$5M to $25M
25
$25M to $100M
8
$100M+
3
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of charter schools in Illinois

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Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School

Since opening their doors as a charter school in 2001, LEARN has grown from one school serving 110 students to a thriving network of 9 charter schools serving 4,000 students in grades PK-8 across Chicagoland.
Revenue
$83.1m
Assets
$103.2m
Employees
693
EIN
36-4439074
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Concept Schools

Based in Chicago, Concept Schools is a not-for-profit charter management organization that manages 27 successful, K-12, tuition-free charter schools in the Midwest.
Revenue
$66.2m
Assets
$103.6m
Employees
431
EIN
03-0503751
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Acero Charter Schools (UCSN)

UNO leads the transformation of the Hispanic Community toward an educated, powerful and prosperous citizenry by engaging and challenging it to redefine its potential and its legacy in metropolitan Chicago and the United States of America.
Revenue
$124.4m
Assets
$110.3m
Employees
867
EIN
36-4235934
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Noble Schools

Noble Network of Charter Schools is a nonprofit organization that runs 17 charter public high schools and one middle school in the city of Chicago. They serve over 12,000 students, and they come from every neighborhood in the city.
Revenue
$240.9m
Assets
$243.5m
Employees
2,211
EIN
36-4241970
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Perspectives Charter Schools

Perspectives Charter Schools offer a rigorous education based on "a disciplined life" to diverse students. Located in Chicago.
Revenue
$32.2m
Assets
$59.3m
Employees
382
EIN
36-4167576
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Academy for Global Citizenship

To empower students to positively impact their community and world beyond. Rigorous academic expectations lie at the heart of achieving this mission.
Revenue
$31.8m
Assets
$45.3m
Employees
108
EIN
11-3748466
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Youth Connection Charter School (YCCS)

Youth Connection Charter School (YCCS) advocates, develops and provides a world-class education to students at-risk and high school dropouts in collaboration with the alternative high school community.
Revenue
$57.5m
Assets
$19.7m
Employees
204
EIN
36-4202184
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago International Charter School (CICS)

Chicago International Charter School (CICS) operates a continuum of K-12 public charter school campuses serving over 8,000 students and their families in Chicago.
Revenue
$123.1m
Assets
$117.8m
Employees
422
EIN
36-4141583
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Catalyst Schools

Catalyst Schools provide quality K-12 education in low-income communities of Chicago with a focus on rigorous academics and positive character development.
Revenue
$28.9m
Assets
$23.1m
Employees
454
EIN
20-4069346
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Polaris Charter Academy

To educate students to be self-motivated, creative, critical thinkers, with the ultimate goal of shaping life-long learners and citizens with a strong sense of personal and civic responsibility.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
84
EIN
01-0874029
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of Chicago Charter School Corporation

The University of Chicago Charter School is a neighborhood charter school on the South Side of Chicago, operated by the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute.
Revenue
$22.8m
Assets
$13.5m
Employees
284
EIN
36-4225812
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Tech Academy

Chicago Tech Academy: Educating and empowering diverse, entrepreneurial students through project-based learning, college prep curriculum, and community collaboration.
Revenue
$7.0m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
75
EIN
26-0414040
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools (BSICS)

The mission of Betty Shabazz International Charter School is to provide an academic and culturally relevant program that integrates and balances cultural knowledge and improves competencies in reading, oral and written language, mathematics and science.
Revenue
$12.1m
Assets
$10.8m
Employees
184
EIN
36-4229273
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Baker Demonstration School

To champion an exemplary progressive education, which cultivates an intrinsic motivation to learn, values differences, nurtures the whole person, and encourages courageous choices.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$13.7m
Employees
86
EIN
20-1770644
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Namaste Charter School

Namaste Charter School serves 441 students in grades kindergarten through eight in the city of Chicago. Its mission is to provide educational and community opportunities for these students.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$10.5m
Employees
93
EIN
20-0285795
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Great Lakes Academy

To prepare all of our students with the fundamental academic skills, critical thinking ability, and strength of character to excel in high school, college, and a career of their choice.
Revenue
$9.0m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
120
EIN
46-1862158
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Erie Elementary Charter School (EECS)

Erie Elementary Charter School was formed in 2005 to provide educational and community opportunities for youths, grades k-8. The schools is a bi-literate school focusing on heritage and culture.
Revenue
$7.0m
Assets
$13.8m
Employees
111
EIN
37-1504399
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Quest Academy

Quest Academy was established in 1982 to provide an appropriate learning environment for gifted children whose educational needs were not being well served by their local public schools.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$13.1m
Employees
77
EIN
36-3196542
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Elgin Math and Science Academy

EMSA: K-8 public charter school in Elgin, IL with hands-on exploratory learning and emphasis on social responsibility.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$19.2m
Employees
73
EIN
45-4971554
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northern Kane Educational Corporation

Northern Kane Educational Corporation facilitates lifelong learning, provides School's Out programs, and offers alternative community school choices in Pingree Grove, IL.
Revenue
$9.9m
Assets
$20.2m
Employees
123
EIN
20-2059533
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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