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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Lake County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Principal Ms. Theresa Plascencia (2023) | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Principal Ms. Theresa Plascencia (2023) | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 had the highest enrollment among Lake County districts, welcoming 14,041 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, making up 80.1% of the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60's total enrollment.

Among the 47 districts in Lake County, Barrington Community Unit School District 220 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 8,074 students, while Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 welcomed 6,287 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 roughly covers schools within Lake County with its main office in Waukegan.

In the previous school year, Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 also had the highest number of students among Lake County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Over 5 Years
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Enrollment in Lake County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60Waukegan14,041
Barrington Community Unit School District 220Barrington8,074
Round Lake Community Unit School District 116Round Lake6,287
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95Lake Zurich5,480
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50Gurnee4,817
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Lincolnshire4,352
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118Wauconda4,267
North Shore School District 112Highland Park3,786
Warren Township High School District 121Gurnee3,651
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73Vernon Hills3,557
Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46Grayslake3,512
North Chicago School District 187North Chicago3,340
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96Buffalo Grove3,333
Libertyville Community High School District 128Vernon Hills3,296
Township High School District 113Highland Park3,220
Deerfield School District 109Deerfield2,740
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34Antioch2,610
Grayslake Community High School District 127Grayslake2,597
Antioch Community High School District 117Lake Villa2,588
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126Zion2,501
Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102Buffalo Grove2,474
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41Lake Villa2,432
Zion Elementary School District 6Zion2,184
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120Mundelein2,145
Libertyville School District 70Libertyville2,097
Fremont School District 79Mundelein2,093
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3Beach Park1,893
Gurnee School District 56Gurnee1,865
Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103Lincolnshire1,851
Grant Community High School District 124Fox Lake1,815
Big Hollow School District 38Ingleside1,711
Lake Forest School District 67Lake Forest1,587
Mundelein Elementary School District 75Mundelein1,569
Lake Forest Community High School District 115Lake Forest1,454
Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24Old Mill Creek1,071
Oak Grove School District 68Libertyville906
Diamond Lake School District 76Mundelein860
Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65Lake Bluff857
Gavin School District 37Ingleside799
Fox Lake Grade School District 114Spring Grove671
Winthrop Harbor School District 1Winthrop Harbor565
Learn 9 in WaukeganWaukegan427
Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolGrayslake425
Emmons School District 33Antioch300
Grass Lake School District 36Antioch174
Bannockburn School District 106Bannockburn153
Rondout School District 72Lake Forest136

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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