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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Lake County's districts student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year

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Fox Lake Grade School District 114 Principal Mrs. Heather Friziellie (2023) | Fox Lake Grade School District 114

Fox Lake Grade School District 114 Principal Mrs. Heather Friziellie (2023) | Fox Lake Grade School District 114

Of the many ethnicities represented in Lake County district's, 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 122,563 students attending Lake County district schools, 44.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 33.8% of Lake County's districts students.

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

North Chicago School District 187, Warren Township High School District 121, and Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 had the most diverse student body in the Lake County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Multi-racial, and white.

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

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lake County.

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.

Ethnicities in Lake County Districts in 2021-22 School Year
White [44.4%]Hispanic [33.8%]Asian [10%]African American [7%]Ethnicities <5% [4.5%]
Students' Ethnicity in Lake County Districts in the 2021-22 School Year
DistrictMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125White49%4,352
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34White68.2%2,610
Antioch Community High School District 117White75.8%2,588
Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102Asian56.1%2,474
Bannockburn School District 106White68.6%153
Barrington Community Unit School District 220White58.6%8,074
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3Hispanic59.1%1,893
Big Hollow School District 38White57%1,711
Deerfield School District 109White82.7%2,740
Diamond Lake School District 76Hispanic66.2%860
Emmons School District 33White86.7%300
Fox Lake Grade School District 114White63.9%671
Fremont School District 79White65.9%2,093
Gavin School District 37White56.6%799
Grant Community High School District 124White56.1%1,815
Grass Lake School District 36White82.8%174
Grayslake Community High School District 127White55.7%2,597
Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46White50.6%3,512
Gurnee School District 56Hispanic46.3%1,865
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73White40.9%3,557
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96White46.1%3,333
Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65White73.4%857
Lake Forest Community High School District 115White79.1%1,454
Lake Forest School District 67White85.3%1,587
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41White50.2%2,432
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95White77.8%5,480
Learn 9 in WaukeganHispanic85.7%427
Libertyville Community High School District 128White66.8%3,296
Libertyville School District 70White78.1%2,097
Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103Asian48.8%1,851
Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24White70.8%1,071
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120Hispanic47.6%2,145
Mundelein Elementary School District 75Hispanic53.8%1,569
North Chicago School District 187Hispanic47.9%3,340
North Shore School District 112White65.5%3,786
Oak Grove School District 68White57.4%906
Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolWhite67.5%425
Rondout School District 72White71.3%136
Round Lake Community Unit School District 116Hispanic78%6,287
Township High School District 113White73.4%3,220
Warren Township High School District 121Hispanic36.9%3,651
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118White60.7%4,267
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60Hispanic80.1%14,041
Winthrop Harbor School District 1White49.2%565
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50Hispanic37%4,817
Zion Elementary School District 6Hispanic55.1%2,184
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126Hispanic51.9%2,501

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Winthrop Harbor School District 1 BoardLake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 BoardFremont School District 79Diamond Lake School District 76 BoardMundelein Elementary School District 75Gurnee School District 56Grayslake Community High School District 127Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 BoardBannockburn School District 106Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 BoardLake Forest Community High School District 115Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 BoardLake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 BoardLake Forest School District 67Zion Elementary School District 6 BoardLibertyville School District 70 BoardWoodland Community Consolidated School District 50Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolWarren Township High School District 121Community High School District 117Township High School District 113 BoardBarrington Community Unit School District 220Deerfield School District 109Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 BoardNorth Chicago School District 187Grant Community High School District 124Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 BoardWaukegan Community Unit School District 60Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 BoardBig Hollow School District 38 BoardVernon Hills Community High School District 128Lincolnshire Prairie View School District 103Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Grass Lake School District 36 BoardGavin School District 37 BoardEmmons School District 33Fox Lake Grade School District 114Rondout School District 72Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District BoardNorth Shore School District 112Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24Learn 9 in WaukeganMundelein Consolidated High School District 120Oak Grove School District 68

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