Lake County Gazette

There were 1,638 white students enrolled in Libertyville School District 70 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Libertyville School District 70 welcomed 2,348 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 78.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Libertyville School District 70 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Libertyville.

Among the five schools in Libertyville School District 70, Highland Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 576 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	2,097	1,638	78.1%
2021	2,127	1,664	78.2%
2020	2,246	1,780	79.3%
2019	2,253	1,806	80.2%
2018	2,348	1,875	79.9%