Lake County Gazette

Of the many ethnicities represented in Lake County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Lake County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 122,494 students attending Lake County schools, 44.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 33.8% of Lake County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Lake County, representing 45% of the student body.

Warren Township High School had the most diverse student body in Lake County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.5% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	Hispanic	47.3%	338
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	White	49%	4,352
Adler Park School	White	72.8%	224
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	White	81.3%	486
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	Hispanic	74.5%	322
Antioch Community High School	White	76.3%	1,268
Antioch Upper Grade School	White	69.3%	907
Aptakisic Junior High School	Asian	50.1%	853
Arnett C. Lines Elementary School	White	72.4%	500
Avon Center Elementary School	Hispanic	53.6%	347
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	White	54%	596
Bannockburn School	White	68.6%	153
Barbara B. Rose Elementary School	Asian	53.9%	382
Barrington Early Learning Center	White	47.5%	198
Barrington High School	White	58.7%	2,791
Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus	White	51.3%	988
Barrington Middle School - Station Campus	White	61.9%	911
Beach Park Middle School	Hispanic	58%	698
Beulah Park Elementary School	African American	47.7%	277
Big Hollow Elementary School	White	54.9%	534
Big Hollow Middle School	White	58.7%	782
Big Hollow Primary School	White	56.5%	395
Braeside Elementary School	White	86.2%	269
Butterfield School	White	80.9%	460
Carl Sandburg Middle School	Hispanic	53.8%	539
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	Hispanic	76.5%	464
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	White	84.8%	466
Cherokee Elementary School	White	86.5%	325
Clearview Elementary School	Hispanic	83.2%	441
Copeland Manor Elementary School	White	83.9%	367
Cotton Creek School	White	60.3%	536
Country Meadows Elementary School	White	47%	404
Countryside Elementary School	White	66.2%	426
Daniel Wright Junior High School	Asian	50.1%	733
Deer Path Middle School East	White	84.3%	362
Deer Path Middle School West	White	87%	384
Deerfield High School	White	84.9%	1,460
Earl Pritchett School	Asian	58.3%	434
Early Learning Center	Hispanic	74.4%	121
East Elementary School	Hispanic	91.3%	253
Edgewood Middle School	White	79%	689
Edith M. Smith Middle School	Hispanic	75.5%	552
Elmwood Elementary School	Hispanic	46.2%	275
Emmons Grade School	White	86.7%	300
Evelyn Alexander School	Hispanic	47.9%	332
Everett Elementary School	White	79.7%	300
Fairhaven School	Hispanic	64.2%	302
Forrestal Elementary School	African American	35.7%	412
Frederick School	White	53%	592
Fremont Elementary School	White	64.9%	666
Fremont Intermediate School	White	67.1%	651
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	White	65.7%	776
Gavin Central Elementary School	White	56.4%	472
Gavin South Middle School	White	56.9%	327
Glen Flora Elementary School	Hispanic	74.7%	455
Glenwood Elementary School	Hispanic	81.7%	630
Grant Community High School	White	56.1%	1,815
Grass Lake Elementary School	White	82.8%	174
Grayslake Central High School	White	58.2%	1,331
Grayslake Early Childhood Center	White	45.1%	144
Grayslake Middle School	White	50.9%	636
Grayslake North High School	White	53.1%	1,266
Green Bay School	White	46.7%	227
Greenbay Elementary School	Hispanic	47%	164
Greenwood Elementary School	Hispanic	74.4%	281
Grove Avenue Elementary School	White	58.2%	464
H.R. McCall Elementary School	Hispanic	72.4%	391
Half Day School	Asian	52.4%	595
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	White	55.8%	339
Hawthorn Elementary School North	White	49.8%	420
Hawthorn Elementary School South	Asian	44.6%	509
Hawthorn Middle School North	White	43.4%	611
Hawthorn Middle School South	White	41.9%	657
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	White	41.8%	239
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	Hispanic	63.2%	383
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	White	42.8%	290
Highland Middle School	White	75.8%	760
Highland Park High School	White	63.7%	1,760
Hillcrest Elementary School	White	62.6%	604
Hough Street Elementary School	White	77.2%	259
Howe Elementary School	Hispanic	77.7%	354
Hyde Park Elementary School	Hispanic	81.2%	271
Indian Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	70.2%	449
Indian Trail Elementary School	White	80.9%	455
Isaac Fox Elementary School	White	82.7%	521
Ivy Hall Elementary School	White	45.2%	451
Jack Benny Middle School	Hispanic	74.3%	561
John R. Lewis Middle School	Hispanic	77.1%	774
John S. Clark Elementary School	Hispanic	70.1%	231
Kenneth Murphy School	Hispanic	48.6%	333
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	White	57.1%	448
Kipling Elementary School	White	84.4%	442
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	Hispanic	58.1%	484
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	Hispanic	85.7%	427
Lake Bluff Elementary School	White	76.5%	544
Lake Bluff Middle School	White	68.1%	313
Lake Forest High School	White	79.1%	1,454
Lake Zurich High School	White	78.4%	1,767
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	White	76.9%	685
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	White	80.8%	595
Lakes Community High School	White	77.1%	1,276
Lakeview School	African American	52.8%	288
Laura B. Sprague School	White	45.1%	523
Learn 10 Charter School	Hispanic	48.9%	264
Libertyville High School	White	76.1%	1,800
Lincoln Elementary School	Hispanic	69.1%	68
Lincoln School	Hispanic	38.5%	109
Little Fort Elementary School	Hispanic	72.2%	410
Lotus School	White	59.9%	364
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Hispanic	83.9%	454
Magee Middle School	Hispanic	80.9%	679
Mary Kay McNeill Early Learning Center	White	67.5%	120
Matthews Middle School	White	58.5%	525
May Whitney Elementary School	White	73.8%	660
Meadowview School	White	60.7%	361
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	Hispanic	55.6%	493
Meridian School	Asian	58.9%	652
Miguel Juarez Middle School	Hispanic	84.5%	749
Millburn Elementary School	White	69%	684
Millburn Middle School	White	73.9%	387
Mundelein Consolidated High School	Hispanic	47.6%	2,145
Neal Math Science Academy	Hispanic	48.6%	543
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	Hispanic	56.3%	355
Newport Elementary School	Hispanic	56.3%	231
North Barrington Elementary School	White	79.6%	432
North Chicago Community High School	Hispanic	49.3%	803
North Elementary School	Hispanic	80.2%	474
North Prairie Junior High School	White	47.7%	239
Northwood Middle School	Hispanic	53%	491
Oak Crest School	Hispanic	53.1%	277
Oak Grove Elementary School	White	57.4%	906
Oak Terrace Elementary School	Hispanic	62.9%	426
Oakdale Elementary School	Hispanic	73.7%	422
Oakland Elementary School	White	68%	569
Olive C. Martin School	White	44.1%	510
Park East School	White	47.2%	318
Park West School	White	45.7%	381
Peter J. Palombi School	White	52.4%	818
Pleviak Elementary School	Hispanic	73.2%	381
Prairie Crossing Charter School	White	67.5%	425
Prairie Elementary School	Asian	51.8%	417
Prairie Trail School	Hispanic	41.9%	394
Prairieview School	White	42.4%	330
Ravinia Elementary School	White	88.1%	253
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	Hispanic	84.7%	541
Red Oak Elementary School	Hispanic	50.4%	230
River Trail School	Hispanic	53.7%	467
Robert Crown School	White	69.3%	849
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	Hispanic	90.5%	692
Rockland Elementary School	White	76.6%	286
Rondout Elementary School	White	71.3%	136
Roslyn Road Elementary School	White	71.4%	444
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	Hispanic	81.8%	423
Round Lake Middle School	Hispanic	77.2%	819
Round Lake Senior High School	Hispanic	78.7%	2,187
Sarah Adams Elementary School	White	81.7%	360
Seth Paine Elementary School	White	71.9%	423
Sheridan Elementary School	White	89.8%	216
Sherwood Elementary School	White	80.1%	413
Shiloh Park Middle School	Hispanic	55.2%	386
South Park Elementary School	White	80.8%	421
Spaulding Elementary School	Hispanic	44.9%	459
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	White	75.9%	469
Stanton School	White	68.7%	307
Sunny Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	85.7%	279
Tripp School	Asian	60.4%	535
Twin Groves Middle School	Asian	47.9%	599
Vernon Hills High School	White	55.5%	1,496
Viking School	Hispanic	44.4%	545
Village Elementary School	Hispanic	68.4%	348
W.C. Petty Elementary School	White	74.6%	410
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	Hispanic	81.1%	435
Walden Elementary School	White	82.1%	452
Warren Township High School	Hispanic	36.9%	3,651
Washington Elementary School	Hispanic	49.7%	469
Washington Elementary School	Hispanic	89.6%	413
Wauconda Grade School	Hispanic	49%	437
Wauconda High School	White	59.9%	1,388
Wauconda Middle School	White	63.5%	532
Waukegan High School	Hispanic	81.6%	4,479
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	White	76.3%	333
West Elementary School	Hispanic	63.7%	344
West Oak Intermediate School	Hispanic	67.3%	263
West Oak Middle School	Hispanic	67.1%	295
Westfield School	White	50.3%	326
Whittier Elementary School	Hispanic	84.4%	454
William L. Thompson School	White	48.4%	508
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	White	48.7%	347
Wilmot Elementary School	White	82.7%	473
Woodland Elementary School	White	36.6%	1,317
Woodland Intermediate School	Hispanic	38.3%	1,196
Woodland Middle School	White	36.9%	1,695
Woodland Primary School	Hispanic	41.1%	609
Woodlawn Middle School	White	48.6%	667
Woodview School	White	65.3%	403
Zion Central Middle School	Hispanic	58.4%	361
Zion-Benton Township High School	Hispanic	51.2%	2,146