Oak Grove School District 68: 89 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in the 2024-25 school year

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson
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There were 89 multiracial students enrolled in Oak Grove School District 68 in the 2024-25 school year, 4.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Oak Grove School District 68 welcomed 896 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 9.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Oak Grove School District 68 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Libertyville.

Oak Grove Elementary School is the only one school in the Oak Grove School District 68 that recorded enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 89 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.

Ethnicities in Oak Grove School District 68 in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Oak Grove School District 68 Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Multiracial StudentsMultiracial students (%)
2024-25896899.9%
2023-24910859.3%
2022-239219610.4%
2021-229069510.5%
2020-21920849.1%

Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.



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