Lake County Gazette

There were 51,623 white students enrolled in Lake County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 43.9% of the 117,551 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 187 schools in Lake County County, Adlai E. Stevenson High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,134 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 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	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	49	4,352
Barrington High School	58.7	2,791
Lake Zurich High School	78.4	1,767
Libertyville High School	76.1	1,800
Warren Township High School	36.4	3,651
Deerfield High School	84.9	1,460
Lake Forest High School	79.1	1,454
Highland Park High School	63.7	1,760
Grant Community High School	56.1	1,815
Lakes Community High School	77.1	1,276
Antioch Community High School	76.3	1,268
Mundelein Consolidated High School	39.4	2,145
Vernon Hills High School	55.5	1,496
Wauconda High School	59.9	1,388
Grayslake Central High School	58.2	1,331
Grayslake North High School	53.1	1,266
Antioch Upper Grade School	69.3	907
Woodland Middle School	36.9	1,695
Robert Crown School	69.3	849
Highland Middle School	75.8	760
Edgewood Middle School	79	689
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	76.9	685
Oak Grove Elementary School	57.4	906
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	65.7	776
May Whitney Elementary School	73.8	660
Woodland Elementary School	36.6	1,317
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	80.8	595
Millburn Elementary School	69	684
Big Hollow Middle School	58.7	782
Fremont Intermediate School	67.1	651
Woodland Intermediate School	36.3	1,196
Fremont Elementary School	64.9	666
Isaac Fox Elementary School	82.7	521
Peter J. Palombi School	52.4	818
Lake Bluff Elementary School	76.5	544
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	84.8	466
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	81.3	486
Wilmot Elementary School	82.7	473
Oakland Elementary School	68	569
Hillcrest Elementary School	62.6	604
Kipling Elementary School	84.4	442
Butterfield School	80.9	460
Walden Elementary School	82.1	452
Indian Trail Elementary School	80.9	455
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	75.9	469
North Barrington Elementary School	79.6	432
South Park Elementary School	80.8	421
Wauconda Middle School	63.5	532
Deer Path Middle School West	87	384
Sherwood Elementary School	80.1	413
Woodlawn Middle School	48.6	667
Grayslake Middle School	50.9	636
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	54	596
Roslyn Road Elementary School	71.4	444
Frederick School	53	592
Zion-Benton Township High School	14.5	2,146
Daniel Wright Junior High School	42.4	733
Aptakisic Junior High School	36.2	853
Copeland Manor Elementary School	83.9	367
Matthews Middle School	58.5	525
W.C. Petty Elementary School	74.6	410
Deer Path Middle School East	84.3	362
Seth Paine Elementary School	71.9	423
Sarah Adams Elementary School	81.7	360
Big Hollow Elementary School	54.9	534
Prairie Crossing Charter School	67.5	425
Millburn Middle School	73.9	387
Cherokee Elementary School	86.5	325
Hawthorn Middle School South	41.9	657
Gavin Central Elementary School	56.4	472
Hawthorn Middle School North	43.4	611
Woodview School	65.3	403
Emmons Grade School	86.7	300
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	57.1	448
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	76.3	333
Half Day School	41.3	595
William L. Thompson School	48.4	508
Twin Groves Middle School	40.9	599
Everett Elementary School	79.7	300
Laura B. Sprague School	45.1	523
Braeside Elementary School	86.2	269
Round Lake Senior High School	10.5	2,187
Olive C. Martin School	44.1	510
Big Hollow Primary School	56.5	395
Ravinia Elementary School	88.1	253
Rockland Elementary School	76.6	286
Meadowview School	60.7	361
Lotus School	59.9	364
Lake Bluff Middle School	68.1	313
Stanton School	68.7	307
Hawthorn Elementary School North	49.8	420
Wauconda Grade School	46.9	437
Ivy Hall Elementary School	45.2	451
Northwood Middle School	41.1	491
Carl Sandburg Middle School	36.4	539
Sheridan Elementary School	89.8	216
Woodland Primary School	31.5	609
Country Meadows Elementary School	47	404
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	55.8	339
Meridian School	28.5	652
Gavin South Middle School	56.9	327
Washington Elementary School	39	469
Park West School	45.7	381
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	48.7	347
Westfield School	50.3	326
Adler Park School	72.8	224
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	31.8	493
Tripp School	28.8	535
Hawthorn Elementary School South	29.7	509
Park East School	47.2	318
Prairie Elementary School	36	417
Grass Lake Elementary School	82.8	174
Prairieview School	42.4	330
Earl Pritchett School	31.6	434
Oak Terrace Elementary School	30.3	426
Avon Center Elementary School	36.6	347
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	42.8	290
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	30	383
North Prairie Junior High School	47.7	239
Waukegan High School	2.4	4,479
Green Bay School	46.7	227
Viking School	19.3	545
Bannockburn School	68.6	153
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	41.8	239
Spaulding Elementary School	21.1	459
Rondout Elementary School	71.3	136
River Trail School	19.9	467
North Chicago Community High School	11.6	803
Beach Park Middle School	13	698
Red Oak Elementary School	38.7	230
Round Lake Middle School	10.4	819
Mary Kay McNeill Early Learning Center	67.5	120
Prairie Trail School	20.6	394
Fairhaven School	25.8	302
Forrestal Elementary School	18.9	412
Grayslake Early Childhood Center	45.1	144
Magee Middle School	9.1	679
Neal Math Science Academy	11.2	543
Indian Hill Elementary School	13.4	449
West Oak Middle School	19.7	295
West Oak Intermediate School	20.9	263
Oak Crest School	19.1	277
Kenneth Murphy School	15.3	333
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	10.3	484
Pleviak Elementary School	12.9	381
Village Elementary School	13.8	348
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	10.9	423
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	7.8	541
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	12.1	338
Evelyn Alexander School	11.4	332
Howe Elementary School	10.2	354
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	8.3	435
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	9.3	355
Jack Benny Middle School	5.7	561
Lincoln School	23.9	109
Newport Elementary School	11.3	231
Greenwood Elementary School	8.5	281
Learn 10 Charter School	9.1	264
Little Fort Elementary School	5.6	410
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	7.1	322
H.R. McCall Elementary School	5.4	391
Edith M. Smith Middle School	3.8	552
Oakdale Elementary School	4.7	422
Miguel Juarez Middle School	2.4	749
John R. Lewis Middle School	2.2	774
Elmwood Elementary School	6.2	275
Glen Flora Elementary School	3.7	455
Lakeview School	5.6	288
Glenwood Elementary School	2.5	630
Shiloh Park Middle School	3.9	386
Lincoln Elementary School	20.6	68
Zion Central Middle School	3.9	361
John S. Clark Elementary School	6.1	231
Beulah Park Elementary School	4.7	277
Clearview Elementary School	2.7	441
West Elementary School	3.5	344
Hyde Park Elementary School	4.1	271
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	0	464
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	0	427
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	0	454
North Elementary School	0	474
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	0	692
Washington Elementary School	0	469
Whittier Elementary School	0	454
Early Learning Center	0	121
East Elementary School	0	253
Greenbay Elementary School	0	164