Lake County Gazette

There were 8,208 Black 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 Black students made up 7% of the 117,551 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 187 schools in Lake County County, Zion-Benton Township High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 582 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Zion-Benton Township High School	27.1	2,146
Waukegan High School	12.4	4,479
Warren Township High School	11.2	3,651
North Chicago Community High School	30.5	803
Woodland Middle School	11	1,695
Neal Math Science Academy	33.1	543
Round Lake Senior High School	7.2	2,187
Lakeview School	52.8	288
Beach Park Middle School	21.6	698
Forrestal Elementary School	35.7	412
Viking School	26.2	545
Shiloh Park Middle School	34.7	386
Beulah Park Elementary School	47.7	277
John R. Lewis Middle School	16.9	774
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	25.2	484
Woodland Elementary School	9	1,317
Evelyn Alexander School	35.8	332
Woodland Intermediate School	9.3	1,196
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	32.2	338
Prairie Trail School	27.2	394
Zion Central Middle School	29.4	361
Elmwood Elementary School	37.8	275
Spaulding Elementary School	21.8	459
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	27.6	355
Edith M. Smith Middle School	17.4	552
Learn 10 Charter School	36	264
West Elementary School	27.3	344
Kenneth Murphy School	27.3	333
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	2	4,352
Grant Community High School	4.8	1,815
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	18.3	464
Round Lake Middle School	9.6	819
Glenwood Elementary School	12.2	630
Grayslake Central High School	5.8	1,331
Little Fort Elementary School	18.5	410
Miguel Juarez Middle School	10	749
Glen Flora Elementary School	16.3	455
River Trail School	15	467
Grayslake North High School	5.2	1,266
Oakdale Elementary School	15.4	422
Greenbay Elementary School	39.6	164
North Elementary School	13.3	474
Newport Elementary School	27.3	231
Jack Benny Middle School	10.9	561
Woodland Primary School	9.9	609
H.R. McCall Elementary School	14.8	391
Oak Crest School	19.5	277
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	11.7	454
Indian Hill Elementary School	11.8	449
Barrington High School	1.9	2,791
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	11.9	427
Clearview Elementary School	10.9	441
Whittier Elementary School	9.9	454
Big Hollow Middle School	5.8	782
Mundelein Consolidated High School	2.1	2,145
Grayslake Middle School	6.9	636
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	6.2	692
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	12.7	322
Lakes Community High School	3.1	1,276
Village Elementary School	11.5	348
Highland Park High School	2.2	1,760
Hawthorn Elementary School South	7.3	509
Pleviak Elementary School	9.7	381
Antioch Upper Grade School	4.1	907
Vernon Hills High School	2.4	1,496
Magee Middle School	5.3	679
Hyde Park Elementary School	12.9	271
Greenwood Elementary School	12.5	281
Libertyville High School	1.9	1,800
Big Hollow Elementary School	6.2	534
Antioch Community High School	2.6	1,268
Washington Elementary School	6.8	469
Frederick School	5.4	592
Woodview School	7.7	403
Park West School	7.9	381
Peter J. Palombi School	3.7	818
Howe Elementary School	7.9	354
Westfield School	8.6	326
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	5.2	541
Hillcrest Elementary School	4.5	604
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	6.2	435
Gavin Central Elementary School	5.7	472
Prairieview School	7.9	330
Lake Forest High School	1.7	1,454
Hawthorn Middle School North	3.9	611
Early Learning Center	19	121
Fremont Elementary School	3.3	666
Meadowview School	6.1	361
Millburn Elementary School	3.1	684
Hawthorn Middle School South	3.2	657
Woodlawn Middle School	3.1	667
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	4.3	493
Oakland Elementary School	3.7	569
Gavin South Middle School	6.4	327
Wauconda High School	1.4	1,388
Lake Zurich High School	1.1	1,767
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	4.5	423
John S. Clark Elementary School	8.2	231
Carl Sandburg Middle School	3.3	539
Lake Bluff Elementary School	3.3	544
Oak Grove Elementary School	2	906
Park East School	5.7	318
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	5.9	290
Country Meadows Elementary School	4	404
North Prairie Junior High School	6.7	239
Sherwood Elementary School	3.6	413
Hawthorn Elementary School North	3.6	420
Big Hollow Primary School	3.8	395
Edgewood Middle School	2.2	689
Lotus School	3.8	364
William L. Thompson School	2.8	508
Olive C. Martin School	2.7	510
Robert Crown School	1.5	849
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	5.4	239
Deerfield High School	0.9	1,460
Meridian School	2	652
Lake Bluff Middle School	3.8	313
Stanton School	3.9	307
Washington Elementary School	2.6	469
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	1.5	776
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	2	596
Grayslake Early Childhood Center	8.3	144
East Elementary School	4.3	253
Aptakisic Junior High School	1.3	853
Avon Center Elementary School	3.2	347
Sarah Adams Elementary School	2.8	360
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	2.9	347
Fremont Intermediate School	1.5	651
Matthews Middle School	1.9	525
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	2.2	448
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	0	466
Cherokee Elementary School	0	325
Copeland Manor Elementary School	0	367
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	0	685
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	0	595
Laura B. Sprague School	0	523
Lincoln Elementary School	0	68
Lincoln School	0	109
Seth Paine Elementary School	0	423
Sheridan Elementary School	0	216
South Park Elementary School	0	421
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	0	469
Red Oak Elementary School	0	230
Rockland Elementary School	0	286
Rondout Elementary School	0	136
Roslyn Road Elementary School	0	444
Indian Trail Elementary School	0	455
Isaac Fox Elementary School	0	521
Ivy Hall Elementary School	0	451
Earl Pritchett School	0	434
Half Day School	0	595
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	0	339
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	0	383
Highland Middle School	0	760
Daniel Wright Junior High School	0	733
Deer Path Middle School East	0	362
Deer Path Middle School West	0	384
West Oak Intermediate School	0	263
W.C. Petty Elementary School	0	410
Walden Elementary School	0	452
Wauconda Grade School	0	437
Wauconda Middle School	0	532
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	0	333
West Oak Middle School	0	295
Wilmot Elementary School	0	473
Fairhaven School	0	302
Bannockburn School	0	153
Braeside Elementary School	0	269
Butterfield School	0	460
May Whitney Elementary School	0	660
North Barrington Elementary School	0	432
Northwood Middle School	0	491
Emmons Grade School	0	300
Everett Elementary School	0	300
Mary Kay McNeill Early Learning Center	0	120
Tripp School	0	535
Twin Groves Middle School	0	599
Oak Terrace Elementary School	0	426
Kipling Elementary School	0	442
Prairie Crossing Charter School	0	425
Prairie Elementary School	0	417
Millburn Middle School	0	387
Ravinia Elementary School	0	253
Adler Park School	0	224
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	0	486
Grass Lake Elementary School	0	174
Green Bay School	0	227