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Is Chicago Closing the Right Schools? (Chicago Public Schools)

Learn About Tableau Chicago Public School Performance (% Possible Points) vs. 2012-2013 School Utilization Rate Y-Axis : - Performance Level  X-Axis : School Utilization Rate Color of Circle:   Orange = School closing Green = School will be co-located with another school Red = School will be receiving students from closing schools Blue = School unaffected Size of Circle:   Larger = more expensive to maintain/update Smaller = less expensive to maintain/update Are the right schools being closed in Chicago? When I first learned that the Chicago Public Schools were closing 54 schools  I was curious to see if it was closing the right schools. My thoughts: In my mind schools that are underutilized and under-performing ( bottom left on chart above)  should be the ones that should be closed and schools that are underutilized but performing above average (top left on chart above) should be the ones receiving new students. ...