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About this school
CICS - Prairie is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 416 students
in grades K - 8.
Its teachers have had 238 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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CICS - Prairie
$100,545
raised using DonorsChoose
238
projects
funded
73
teachers
funded
550
donors
19
projects
for
basic supplies
23
projects for
technology
41
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
CICS - Prairie has received support from
336 individuals from Illinois and
214 individuals out-of-state.