Lake County Gazette

There were 452 white students enrolled in Gavin School District 37 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Gavin School District 37 welcomed 854 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 56.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Gavin School District 37 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Ingleside.

Among the two schools in Gavin School District 37, Gavin Central Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 266 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	799	452	56.6%
2021	726	444	61.2%
2020	819	517	63.1%
2019	839	535	63.8%
2018	854	559	65.5%