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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

2021-22 school year sees 1,815 students enrolled at Grant Community High School District 124

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Grant Community High School District 124 welcomed 1,815 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 3.7% increase over the previous school year.

Grant Community High School is the only school in the district with 1,815 students.

Grant Community High School District 124 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Fox Lake.

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.

Enrollment in Grant Community High School District 124 Over the Years

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