Lake County Gazette

There were 40,419 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 34.4% of the 117,551 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 187 schools in Lake County County, Waukegan High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 3,656 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waukegan High School	81.6	4,479
Round Lake Senior High School	78.7	2,187
Warren Township High School	36.9	3,651
Zion-Benton Township High School	51.2	2,146
Mundelein Consolidated High School	47.6	2,145
Miguel Juarez Middle School	84.5	749
Round Lake Middle School	77.2	819
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	90.5	692
Woodland Middle School	36.2	1,695
John R. Lewis Middle School	77.1	774
Magee Middle School	80.9	679
Grant Community High School	29.5	1,815
Glenwood Elementary School	81.7	630
Barrington High School	18.4	2,791
Highland Park High School	28	1,760
Woodland Elementary School	34.9	1,317
Woodland Intermediate School	38.3	1,196
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	84.7	541
Wauconda High School	31.5	1,388
Edith M. Smith Middle School	75.5	552
Jack Benny Middle School	74.3	561
Beach Park Middle School	58	698
North Chicago Community High School	49.3	803
Grayslake North High School	31.1	1,266
Whittier Elementary School	84.4	454
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	83.9	454
North Elementary School	80.2	474
Washington Elementary School	78.9	469
Clearview Elementary School	83.2	441
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	85.7	427
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	8.2	4,352
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	76.5	464
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	81.1	435
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	81.8	423
Glen Flora Elementary School	74.7	455
Indian Hill Elementary School	70.2	449
Oakdale Elementary School	73.7	422
Grayslake Central High School	22.8	1,331
Little Fort Elementary School	72.2	410
Carl Sandburg Middle School	53.8	539
H.R. McCall Elementary School	72.4	391
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	58.1	484
Pleviak Elementary School	73.2	381
Howe Elementary School	77.7	354
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	55.6	493
Oak Terrace Elementary School	62.9	426
Neal Math Science Academy	48.6	543
Northwood Middle School	53	491
River Trail School	53.7	467
Woodland Primary School	41.1	609
Peter J. Palombi School	30.4	818
Viking School	44.4	545
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	63.2	383
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	74.5	322
Village Elementary School	68.4	348
Washington Elementary School	49.7	469
Vernon Hills High School	15.4	1,496
East Elementary School	91.3	253
Olive C. Martin School	43.7	510
Hyde Park Elementary School	81.2	271
West Elementary School	63.7	344
Wauconda Grade School	49	437
Shiloh Park Middle School	55.2	386
Zion Central Middle School	58.4	361
Greenwood Elementary School	74.4	281
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	34.9	596
Spaulding Elementary School	44.9	459
Big Hollow Middle School	25.7	782
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	56.3	355
West Oak Middle School	67.1	295
Antioch Community High School	15.5	1,268
Grayslake Middle School	31	636
Fairhaven School	64.2	302
Hawthorn Middle School South	28.5	657
Avon Center Elementary School	53.6	347
Frederick School	30.7	592
Robert Crown School	21.1	849
West Oak Intermediate School	67.3	263
Matthews Middle School	32.8	525
Prairie Trail School	41.9	394
Lakes Community High School	12.8	1,276
Hawthorn Middle School North	26.5	611
John S. Clark Elementary School	70.1	231
Kenneth Murphy School	48.6	333
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	47.3	338
Libertyville High School	8.8	1,800
Wauconda Middle School	29.9	532
Evelyn Alexander School	47.9	332
Big Hollow Elementary School	28.8	534
William L. Thompson School	29.1	508
Antioch Upper Grade School	16.3	907
Oak Crest School	53.1	277
Gavin Central Elementary School	31.1	472
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	18.4	776
Lake Zurich High School	7.9	1,767
Lake Forest High School	9.5	1,454
Forrestal Elementary School	32.3	412
Hillcrest Elementary School	21.9	604
Newport Elementary School	56.3	231
Learn 10 Charter School	48.9	264
Elmwood Elementary School	46.2	275
Prairieview School	35.8	330
Red Oak Elementary School	50.4	230
Big Hollow Primary School	29.4	395
Beulah Park Elementary School	40.8	277
Fremont Intermediate School	17.2	651
Park West School	29.1	381
Gavin South Middle School	33.6	327
Lotus School	29.7	364
Oakland Elementary School	18.8	569
Fremont Elementary School	15.8	666
Westfield School	29.1	326
Green Bay School	40.1	227
Early Learning Center	74.4	121
Lakeview School	30.9	288
Park East School	27.7	318
Millburn Elementary School	12.7	684
Deerfield High School	5.9	1,460
North Prairie Junior High School	35.1	239
Woodlawn Middle School	12.4	667
Hawthorn Elementary School North	18.8	420
Meadowview School	21.9	361
W.C. Petty Elementary School	19	410
May Whitney Elementary School	11.8	660
Greenbay Elementary School	47	164
Woodview School	18.9	403
Roslyn Road Elementary School	16.7	444
Edgewood Middle School	10.3	689
Hawthorn Elementary School South	13.8	509
Highland Middle School	8.9	760
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	9.6	685
Stanton School	21.5	307
Lake Bluff Middle School	20.8	313
Aptakisic Junior High School	7.6	853
Lake Bluff Elementary School	11	544
Seth Paine Elementary School	13.9	423
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	17.4	339
Country Meadows Elementary School	14.4	404
Grayslake Early Childhood Center	35.4	144
Lincoln Elementary School	69.1	68
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	13.8	333
Millburn Middle School	11.9	387
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	7.6	595
Lincoln School	38.5	109
Prairie Crossing Charter School	9.9	425
Meridian School	5.7	652
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	7.6	486
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	15.1	239
Daniel Wright Junior High School	4.9	733
Oak Grove Elementary School	4	906
Indian Trail Elementary School	7.7	455
Twin Groves Middle School	5.8	599
Butterfield School	7.2	460
Adler Park School	14.3	224
Walden Elementary School	6.9	452
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	8.9	347
Rockland Elementary School	10.5	286
North Barrington Elementary School	6.9	432
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	10	290
Mary Kay McNeill Early Learning Center	24.2	120
Ivy Hall Elementary School	6.2	451
Kipling Elementary School	6.3	442
Emmons Grade School	9	300
Sarah Adams Elementary School	7.2	360
Sherwood Elementary School	6.1	413
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	5.3	469
South Park Elementary School	5.7	421
Tripp School	4.5	535
Grass Lake Elementary School	13.8	174
Copeland Manor Elementary School	6.3	367
Isaac Fox Elementary School	4.4	521
Wilmot Elementary School	4.9	473
Laura B. Sprague School	4	523
Earl Pritchett School	4.1	434
Everett Elementary School	5.7	300
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	3.8	448
Prairie Elementary School	4.1	417
Rondout Elementary School	11.8	136
Ravinia Elementary School	5.9	253
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	3	466
Half Day School	2.2	595
Deer Path Middle School East	3.3	362
Braeside Elementary School	4.5	269
Cherokee Elementary School	3.1	325
Sheridan Elementary School	0	216
Deer Path Middle School West	0	384
Bannockburn School	0	153