Lake County Gazette

There were 2,201 white students enrolled in Libertyville Community High School District 128 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Libertyville Community High School District 128 welcomed 3,397 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 66.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Libertyville Community High School District 128 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Vernon Hills.

Among the two schools in Libertyville Community High School District 128, Libertyville High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,370 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	3,296	2,201	66.8%
2021	3,310	2,259	68.2%
2020	3,288	2,335	71%
2019	3,394	2,430	71.6%
2018	3,397	2,452	72.2%