Lake County Gazette

There were 278 white students enrolled in Winthrop Harbor School District 1 in the 2021-22 school year, 8.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Winthrop Harbor School District 1 welcomed 546 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 49.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Winthrop Harbor School District 1 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Winthrop Harbor.

Among the two schools in Winthrop Harbor School District 1, Westfield School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 164 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	565	278	49.2%
2021	552	303	54.9%
2020	543	316	58.2%
2019	552	331	60%
2018	546	336	61.5%