Westminster High School hosted the annual Back-to-School Breakfast and Backpack Giveaway on August 9, welcoming families from Westminster Public Schools for a morning event supported by A Precious Child and the Westminster Public Schools Foundation. Attendees enjoyed breakfast foods such as pancakes, sausage patties, fruit, milk, and coffee.
During the event, about two thousand backpacks were distributed to students preparing for the new school year. Children selected their own backpacks and had opportunities to personalize them with iron-on patches and custom buttons at designated stations.
“The goal was to have students start the year with all the supplies they need so they can focus on learning and their education,” organizers said.
The Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 represents numerous schools in Lake County including Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School, Carman-Buckner Elementary School, Clearview Elementary School, Daniel Webster Middle School, Early Learning Center, Glen Flora Elementary School, Glenwood Elementary School, Greenwood Elementary School, H.R. McCall Elementary School, Hyde Park Elementary School, Jack Benny Middle School, John S. Clark Elementary School, Little Fort Elementary School, Lyon Magnet Elementary School, Miguel Juarez Middle School, North Elementary School, Oakdale Elementary School, Robert E. Abbott Middle School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Washington Elementary School, Waukegan High School and Whittier Elementary [https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/].
According to state data from ISBE [https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/], Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 has a student population that is predominantly Hispanic (79.5 percent), with smaller percentages of Black (13.2 percent), White (3.2 percent), and Asian (1.3 percent) students.
The district employs 1,014 teachers who earn an average salary of $63,524 before pension contributions; women make up 71.1 percent of teaching staff while men account for 28.9 percent [https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/]. The district also reports that no teachers have more than ten absences per school year.
In terms of spending during 2020 [https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/], Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 spent $23,429 per student for a total expenditure of $359 million.
