Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 welcomed 3,466 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents unchanged from the previous school year.
Hawthorn Middle School North had the largest enrollment in the district with 625 students.
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Vernon Hills.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School | 303 | -0.7% |
| Hawthorn Elementary School South | 486 | -2.4% |
| Hawthorn Middle School North | 625 | 6.1% |
| Hawthorn School of Dual Language | 413 | 2.7% |
| Hawthorn School for Young Learners | 247 | 14.9% |
| Hawthorn Elementary School North | 370 | -5.1% |
| Hawthorn Middle School South | 601 | -5.4% |
| Hawthorn Townline Elementary School | 299 | 1% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
