Chicago Schools Report 9,000 Fewer Students Amid ICE Raids
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outside of a processing facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Sept. 6.
Photographer: Taylor Glascock/BloombergA shrinking student body is the latest pain point for Chicago Public Schools as President Donald Trump’s policies raise fears among immigrant communities and put federal dollars at risk.
Enrollment fell to 316,224 as of the 20th day of the new school year, Interim Chief Executive Officer Macquline King told the Chicago Board of Education during a meeting Thursday. That’s down by 9,000 students from last year and more than 100,000 below the count two decades ago.