H-1B sponsorILFEIN 36-6005821Updated Jul 2026

Chicago Public Schools

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Chicago Public Schools. Filed 305 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a IL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

81.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Chicago Public Schools is a major public school district in Illinois. Since 2010, it has filed 305 H-1B petitions, with an all-time certification rate of 87.54%. In FY2026, the district filed 21 petitions with an 81% certification rate.

The district's H-1B sponsorship is concentrated in teaching roles. Elementary school teachers (except special education) account for 158 filings, followed by secondary school teachers with 41 filings and special education teachers with 14. A small number of technical positions appear among recent years, including 12 data scientists and 7 software developers.

After a period of minimal activity from 2014 to 2022, Chicago Public Schools resumed more regular sponsorship starting in 2023, with filing volumes climbing to 44 in 2024 and 39 in 2025 before moderating to 21 in 2026.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Chicago Public Schools’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	87.5%
Cert-withdrawn	8.8%
Withdrawn	1.6%
Denied	2.0%

Certified87.5%

Cert-withdrawn8.8%

Withdrawn1.6%

Denied2.0%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Chicago Public Schools across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	158
2	25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	41
3	25-2059	Special Education Teachers, All Other	14
4	15-2051	Data Scientists	12
5	15-1252	Software Developers	7
6	19-3034	School Psychologists	7
7	29-1127	Speech-Language Pathologists	6
8	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	5
9	25-2012	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	4
10	25-2056	Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	4

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

158

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Special Education Teachers, All Other

Data Scientists

Software Developers

School Psychologists

Speech-Language Pathologists

Computer Systems Analysts

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	51
FY2011	35
FY2012	19
FY2013	31
FY2014	6
FY2015	9
FY2016	4
FY2017	12
FY2018	8
FY2019	12
FY2020	1
FY2022	2
FY2023	11
FY2024	44
FY2025	39
FY2026	21

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