Choirs from Elmwood, West, Shiloh Park, and Zion Central participated in the annual Choralfest at the ZBTHS Performing Arts Center. The event brought together students from these schools and others in the area for an evening of music and performances. Students had the opportunity to collaborate with peers, learn from visiting choir directors, and perform for members of the community.
Zion Elementary School District 6 represents several schools in Lake County, including Beulah Park Elementary School, East Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School, Lakeview School, Shiloh Park Elementary School, West Elementary School, and Zion Central Middle School. More information about these schools can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, Zion Elementary School District 6 employs 164 teachers with an average salary of $58,629 before pension contributions. Of these teachers, 83.3 percent are women and 16.7 percent are men. There are no teachers in this district with more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
The district’s student population is diverse: 4.9 percent White, 36.6 percent Black, 50.9 percent Hispanic, and 0.2 percent Asian (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In terms of spending, Zion Elementary spent $27,927 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $69,342,294 (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
Chronic truancy was reported among students as well; during the 2020 school year there were 179 chronically truant students enrolled—a rate of 7.2 percent—compared to a statewide average of 9.6 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
Zion Elementary School District 6 serves grades pre-kindergarten through eighth grade and enrolled approximately 2,483 students during the 2019-2020 school year within Zion and Lake County (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
