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Filing year 2023

ACERO CHARTER SCHOOLS INC

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-4235934·3
Total revenue
$124.9M
Total assets
$109.6M
Total expenses
$120.3M
Reported officers
20
Mission

TRANSFORMING MINDS THROUGH ACADEMIC EMPOWERMENT AND SUCCESS. ACERO PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL LAUNCH THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXTRAORDINARY LIFE-LONG LEARNERS, DISCERNERS AND DOERS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

President & Chief Executiv
$325k
$360k
Base
$260k
Bonus
$21k
Other
$2k
Benefits
$22k
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
$229k
$253k
Base
$180k
Bonus
$11k
Other
Benefits
$24k
Chief Legal Officer
key employee
$213k
$236k
Base
$180k
Bonus
$11k
Other
$1k
Benefits
$7k
Chief Culture Officer
key employee
$212k
$235k
Base
$180k
Bonus
$11k
Other
Benefits
$7k
Chief Education Officer
key employee
$211k
$234k
Base
$159k
Bonus
$23k
Other
Benefits
$17k
School Principal
highest compensated employee
$186k
$206k
Base
$151k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$24k
School Principal
highest compensated employee
$174k
$192k
Base
$146k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
School Principal
highest compensated employee
$169k
$187k
Base
$141k
Bonus
$3k
Other
Benefits
$14k
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
$168k
$186k
Base
$144k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$24k
School Principal
highest compensated employee
$162k
$179k
Base
$149k
Bonus
$2k
Other
Benefits
$384

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 10 unpaid individuals.

Up 9%
from 2022

From $299k in 2022 to $325k in 2023.

$299k
2022
$325k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 5% in real terms$342k to $360k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

ACERO CHARTER SCHOOLS INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$124.4M
$119.3M
2022
$124.9M
$120.3M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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