Lake County Gazette

There were 1,962 white students enrolled in Antioch Community High School District 117 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Antioch Community High School District 117 welcomed 2,754 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 75.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Antioch Community High School District 117 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Lake Villa.

Among the two schools in Antioch Community High School District 117, Lakes Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 984 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	2,588	1,962	75.8%
2021	2,651	2,039	76.9%
2020	2,635	2,054	78%
2019	2,752	2,140	77.8%
2018	2,754	2,162	78.5%