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Many of the high schools run by Chicago Public Schools have experienced steep declines in enrollment, particularly in the last decade. Some of the high schools — once overflowing with more than 1,000 students — now take up just a fraction of their large buildings. Enrollment figures released last month by the district showed that while 19 of 87 district-run high schools are considered over capacity this year, another 35 are less than half full. Eleven of the most under-capacity are shown below.

Scroll down to see how the number of students in some high schools is much lower than their capacity.

Hirsch

13.9 %

utilized

150 enrolled students for 1,080 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Hirsch’s enrollment has dropped by 393 students.

Robeson

15.7 %

utilized

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204 enrolled students for 1,296 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Robeson’s enrollment has dropped by 825 students.

Tilden

15.8 %

utilized

311 enrolled students for 1,968 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Tilden’s enrollment has dropped by 762 students.

Manley

16.1 %

utilized

248 enrolled students for 1,536 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Manley’s enrollment has dropped by 443 students.

Fenger

17.4 %

utilized

271 enrolled students for 1,560 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Fenger’s enrollment has dropped by 852 students.

Harper

17.6 %

utilized

253 enrolled students for 1,440 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Harper’s enrollment has dropped by 1,122 students.

Orr

19.2 %

utilized

405 enrolled students for 2,112 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Orr’s enrollment has dropped by 611 students.

Douglass

23.8 %

utilized

234 enrolled students for 984 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Douglass’s enrollment has dropped by 837 students.

Chicago Vocational

24.0 %

utilized

978 enrolled students for 4,080 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Chicago Vocational’s enrollment has dropped by 1,089 students.

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Clemente

24.4 %

utilized

766 enrolled students for 3,144 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Clemente’s enrollment has dropped by 1,357 students.

Marshall

25.7 %

utilized

425 enrolled students for 1,656 seats – which the district considers to be underutilized.

Since the 2002-2003 school year, Marshall’s enrollment has dropped by 923 students.

SOURCE: Chicago Public Schools. Desk icon by Jason Dilworth from the Noun Project.

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