There were 363 white students enrolled in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 in the 2024-25 school year, 1.9% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 welcomed 13,551 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 2.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Waukegan.
Among the 21 schools in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60, Waukegan High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 97 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 White Students | White students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13,551 | 363 | 2.7% |
| 2023-24 | 13,546 | 370 | 2.7% |
| 2022-23 | 13,584 | 392 | 2.9% |
| 2021-22 | 14,041 | 425 | 3% |
| 2020-21 | 14,345 | 457 | 3.2% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
