Chicago

===Schools and libraries===
[[File:Harold Washington Library, Chicago, Illinois (9181548762).jpg|thumb|When it was opened in 1991, the central [[Harold Washington Library]] appeared in ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the largest municipal public library building in the world.]]

[[Chicago Public Schools]] (CPS) is the governing body of the [[school district]] that contains over 600 public elementary and high schools citywide, including several selective-admission magnet schools. There are eleven selective enrollment high schools in the Chicago Public Schools, designed to meet the needs of Chicago's most academically advanced students. These schools offer a rigorous curriculum with mainly honors and [[Advanced Placement]] (AP) courses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cps.edu/Schools/High_schools/Pages/Selectiveenrollment.aspx |title=Chicago Public Schools : Selective enrollment |access-date=August 30, 2010 |publisher=Chicago Public Schools |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827013715/http://www.cps.edu/Schools/High_schools/Pages/Selectiveenrollment.aspx |archive-date=August 27, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Walter Payton College Prep High School]] is ranked number one in the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/search?state-urlname=illinois |title=These Are the Best High Schools in Illinois |work=usnews.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233843/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/search?state-urlname=illinois |archive-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref>

Chicago high school rankings are determined by the average test scores on state achievement tests.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/2846182,chicago-area-high-school-rank.article |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101050631/http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/2846182%2Cchicago-area-high-school-rank.article |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 1, 2010 |title=Top 100 Chicago-area high schools |access-date=October 30, 2010 |work=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref> The district, with an enrollment exceeding 400,545 students (2013–2014 20th Day Enrollment), is the third-largest in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web |title=At-a-glance: Stats and Facts |url=http://www.cps.edu/About_CPS/At-a-glance/Pages/Stats_and_facts.aspx |publisher=Chicago Public Schools |access-date=October 2, 2014 |date=September 17, 2014 |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730153238/https://www.cps.edu/About_CPS/At-a-glance/Pages/Stats_and_facts.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 10, 2012, teachers for the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike for the first time since 1987 over pay, resources and other issues.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timeoutchicagokids.com/guides-resources/178436/chicago-teachers-on-strike |title=Chicago teachers on strike |publisher=Time Out Chicago Kids |access-date=September 10, 2012 |archive-date=September 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916033301/http://www.timeoutchicagokids.com/guides-resources/178436/chicago-teachers-on-strike |url-status=live }}</ref> According to data compiled in 2014, Chicago's "choice system", where students who test or apply and may attend one of a number of public high schools (there are about 130), sorts students of different achievement levels into different schools (high performing, middle performing, and low performing schools).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lutton |first1=Linda |first2=Brendan |last2=Metzger |title=The Big Sort |url=http://www.wbez.org/news/big-sort-110502 |publisher=[[WBEZ]] |access-date=October 2, 2014 |date=July 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113818/http://www.wbez.org/news/big-sort-110502 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Chicago has a network of [[Lutheran school]]s,<ref>{{harvnb|Pogorzelski|Maloof|2008|p=58}}</ref> and several private schools are run by other denominations and faiths, such as the [[Ida Crown Jewish Academy]] in [[West Ridge, Chicago|West Ridge]]. The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago]] operates [[Catholic school]]s, that include [[List of Jesuit secondary schools in the United States#Illinois|Jesuit preparatory schools]] and others. A number of private schools are completely secular. There are also the private [[Chicago Academy for the Arts]], a high school focused on six different categories of the arts and the public [[Chicago High School for the Arts]], a high school focused on five categories (visual arts, theatre, musical theatre, dance, and music) of the arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chiarts.org/ |title=Chicago High School for the Arts |website=www.chiarts.org |access-date=September 26, 2016 |archive-date=September 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926191506/http://chiarts.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Chicago Public Library]] system operates three regional libraries and 77 neighbourhood branches, including the central library.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chicago Public Library |url=https://www.chicago.gov/content/city/en/depts/cpl.html |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=www.chicago.gov |language=en |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709113333/https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cpl.html |url-status=live }}</ref>