Our Mission
The mission of Chicago Collegiate Charter School is to equip ALL students with the academic skills, agency, and character traits to succeed in college, strengthen their communities, and change the world.
Our Vision
In a hundred years and in many hundred years our community of Roseland, the broader far South Side and the city of Chicago will be in a dramatically better place, as students will have graduated, year after year, decade after decade, and attended and graduated from the college of their choice.
While undoubtedly they will travel the world and may settle other places, this will always be the place where they grew up, and this place, this corner of the universe, will be dramatically different, home to thousands of families who were able to break the cycle of poverty by having had multiple family members obtain a college degree, and reap the benefits in earnings, health, and stability that come with it.
Our school will be a foundational part of a dynamic tradition of activism and social change, joining the many individuals, groups and institutions who have slowly over time bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice
Our goal is bigger than college acceptance.
It's college success. It's choice. It's opportunity. It's freedom.
Our Core Values
What It Means to Be Collegiate
Excellence
Pride
Zest
Courage
Grit
Our Impact
Big Dreams. Real Results.
At Chicago Collegiate, we believe where a scholar begins should never determine how far they can go.
From the moment students enter our doors, we surround them with high expectations, rigorous academics, college exposure, individualized support, and a community that believes in what they can achieve.
The result is more than a diploma.
It's opportunity. It's choice. It's a future scholars are prepared to shape for themselves.
Primary Expenditures
The pie chart below breaks down how we spent our funds in FY25.
- Direct Student Costs include curriculum, classroom supplies, educational materials, uniforms, enrichment opportunities, special events (graduation, prom, etc.), student incentives, and meal services, among others.
- Personnel Costs are salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, etc. — all costs associated with the teachers and administrators who run the school.
- Occupancy Costs are the funds it takes to rent and maintain our school buildings.
- Office Administration Costs include payroll and HR services, accounting and auditing services, printers and copy machines, telecommunications, tech support, and other expenses needed to run school offices and enable staff to do their jobs.
- Other Costs are primarily fees and debt service.
Other Information
Our public copy of our 990 and our annual audit report are available upon request. Please email info@chicagocollegiate.org and we will send the file(s) to you within 5 business days (during the academic year - please expect a delay during school breaks when staffing is minimal).
