There were 45 Black students enrolled in Learn 9 in Waukegan schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Learn 9 in Waukegan welcomed 519 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 8.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Learn 9 in Waukegan roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Waukegan.
LEARN Charter – Waukegan Campus is the only one school in the Learn 9 in Waukegan that recorded enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 45 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 Black Students | Black students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 519 | 45 | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 44 | 9.2% |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 43 | 10.2% |
| 2021-22 | 427 | 51 | 11.9% |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 53 | 12.2% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
