Why does it cost $12,000 to educate a student at Chicago Jesuit Academy?
Chicago Jesuit Academy provides a suite of services that are unavailable in traditional middle schools. We keep our class sizes very small to address the learning needs of each of our students. No grade level in our Academy has more than 24 students. Prior to the seventh grade, our students attend classes in learning groups of twelve. This individualized attention produces incredible results. It also increases the cost of educating our students. In addition to benefiting from small classes, Academy students participate in mandatory extracurricular activities and benefit from an extended school day that includes three meals and a mandatory evening study hall. These resources are available to our students throughout an eleven-month school year and are included in our $12,000 per-student operating expense. As a cost comparison, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) spent $8,482 per student in Fiscal Year 2002. North suburban public elementary schools regularly spend in excess of $11,000 per studen
