(The Center Square) – Taxpayers are spending tens of thousands of dollars per student at public high schools in Chicago, and at two schools, the number is more than $100,000 per student. Leo Catholic High School on the city’s South Side, meanwhile, has achieved 100% graduation rates for over a decade at a fraction of the cost.
According to the Illinois State Board of Education’s Illinois Report Card, Safe Achieve Academy, a specialized-education school in the South Shore neighborhood, spent more than $130,000 per student in 2024. Safe Achieve was formerly known as Camelot Safe Academy School.
Simpson Academy High School for Young Women spent just over $100,00 per student. Simpson specializes in educating pregnant and parenting teens and providing support for young mothers. The school includes onsite child care, a health clinic and other services…