Lake County Gazette

There were 1,538 white students enrolled in Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 welcomed 3,275 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 46.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Buffalo Grove.

Among the seven schools in Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96, Woodlawn Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 324 students.

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 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	3,333	1,538	46.1%
2021	3,170	1,504	47.4%
2020	3,273	1,594	48.7%
2019	3,297	1,650	50%
2018	3,275	1,692	51.7%