There were 153 Hispanic students enrolled in Lake Forest Community High School District 115 in the 2024-25 school year, 0.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Lake Forest Community High School District 115 welcomed 1,348 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 11.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Lake Forest Community High School District 115 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Lake Forest.
Lake Forest High School is the only one school in the Lake Forest Community High School District 115 that recorded enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 153 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Hispanic Students | Hispanic students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,348 | 153 | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 1,366 | 154 | 11.3% |
| 2022-23 | 1,429 | 165 | 11.5% |
| 2021-22 | 1,454 | 138 | 9.5% |
| 2020-21 | 1,489 | 143 | 9.6% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
