Lake County Gazette

There were 7,925 Black students enrolled in Lake County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 6.8% of the 115,885 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 180 schools in Lake County County, Waukegan High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 539 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
Waukegan High School	12.6	4,290
Zion-Benton Township High School	24.9	2,058
Warren Township High School	13.3	3,608
North Chicago Community High School	31.2	825
Woodland Middle School	10.8	1,657
Neal Math Science Academy	33.7	504
Round Lake Senior High School	7.1	2,195
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	40.5	346
Forrestal Elementary School	36.2	376
Shiloh Park Middle School	32.1	399
Woodland Elementary School	9	1,415
Beach Park Middle School	17.9	714
Evelyn Alexander School	34.8	351
John R. Lewis Middle School	15.7	766
Viking School	23.3	507
Lakeview School	46.8	252
Beulah Park Elementary School	43.4	258
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	22.2	500
Spaulding Elementary School	23.1	468
Prairie Trail School	25.6	406
West Elementary School	26.8	381
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	25.3	383
Learn 10 Charter School	33.7	282
Grant Community High School	5.2	1,802
Woodland Intermediate School	9.4	969
Kenneth Murphy School	25.2	349
Glenwood Elementary School	13.4	640
Elmwood Elementary School	36.8	231
Edith M. Smith Middle School	16.7	496
Grayslake Central High School	5.9	1,372
Zion Central Middle School	24.7	304
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	1.7	4,431
Grayslake North High School	6.1	1,211
Newport Elementary School	29.3	239
River Trail School	14.8	460
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	15.5	431
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	14.4	466
Glen Flora Elementary School	14.9	451
Round Lake Middle School	8.2	794
North Elementary School	13.4	464
Miguel Juarez Middle School	9.1	669
Woodland Primary School	9.7	617
Little Fort Elementary School	13.8	420
Indian Hill Elementary School	13.1	442
H.R. McCall Elementary School	15.1	384
Antioch Community High School	4.3	1,289
Oakdale Elementary School	13.4	404
Oak Crest School	18.3	289
Big Hollow Middle School	6.6	793
Mundelein Consolidated High School	2.3	2,190
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	15.7	325
Village Elementary School	14.5	345
Jack Benny Middle School	9.5	526
Lakes Community High School	3.9	1,248
Magee Middle School	7.5	656
Clearview Elementary School	11.3	424
Barrington High School	1.6	2,765
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	10.2	421
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	9.7	443
Greenwood Elementary School	14.4	285
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	6.4	629
Hyde Park Elementary School	14	285
Whittier Elementary School	9.4	427
Antioch Upper Grade School	4.4	888
Washington Elementary School	8.4	440
Howe Elementary School	9.2	393
Vernon Hills High School	2.4	1,467
Libertyville High School	1.9	1,767
Hawthorn Elementary School South	6.6	483
Westfield School	10.1	317
Frederick School	5.4	597
Hillcrest Elementary School	5	620
Woodview School	7.5	411
Pleviak Elementary School	7.7	402
Grayslake Middle School	5	624
Gavin Central Elementary School	6.1	475
Prairieview School	7.4	363
Highland Park High School	1.5	1,691
Woodlawn Middle School	3.9	664
Meadowview School	6.3	410
Peter J. Palombi School	3.2	803
Hawthorn Middle School North	4.1	614
Big Hollow Elementary School	4.8	524
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	4.4	542
Millburn Elementary School	3.2	710
Carl Sandburg Middle School	4.1	533
Lake Zurich High School	1.2	1,782
Hawthorn Middle School South	3.4	649
Oakland Elementary School	3.9	562
Lake Forest High School	1.5	1,429
Edgewood Middle School	3.1	677
Oak Grove Elementary School	2.3	921
Park West School	6.2	341
Wauconda High School	1.4	1,417
Aptakisic Junior High School	2.3	874
Gavin South Middle School	6.7	297
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	6.7	283
Fremont Elementary School	2.9	659
Big Hollow Primary School	4.7	408
John S. Clark Elementary School	7.9	239
North Prairie Junior High School	7.7	246
Sherwood Elementary School	4.7	381
Country Meadows Elementary School	4.2	407
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	4.3	393
Olive C. Martin School	3.2	528
Park East School	5.3	323
Robert Crown School	1.9	834
Deerfield High School	1	1,454
Millburn Middle School	3.8	390
Fremont Intermediate School	2.2	642
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	1.8	762
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	1.9	692
Hawthorn Elementary School North	3.3	396
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	2.2	578
Matthews Middle School	2.6	503
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	2.6	508
Meridian School	2	657
Lake Bluff Elementary School	2.1	567
West Oak Middle School	4	299
W.C. Petty Elementary School	2.5	434
Sarah Adams Elementary School	2.6	390
William L. Thompson School	2.1	469
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	2.5	400
Fairhaven School	3.2	315
Prairie Crossing Charter School	2.3	429
Avon Center Elementary School	3.1	326
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	0	442
Cherokee Elementary School	0	336
Copeland Manor Elementary School	0	375
Lake Bluff Middle School	0	287
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	0	603
Laura B. Sprague School	0	536
Lotus School	0	355
Seth Paine Elementary School	0	442
Sheridan Elementary School	0	257
South Park Elementary School	0	441
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	0	459
Stanton School	0	285
Red Oak Elementary School	0	212
Rockland Elementary School	0	288
Rondout Elementary School	0	144
Roslyn Road Elementary School	0	457
Indian Trail Elementary School	0	464
Isaac Fox Elementary School	0	505
Ivy Hall Elementary School	0	472
Earl Pritchett School	0	457
Half Day School	0	596
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	0	328
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	0	409
Highland Middle School	0	749
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	0	235
Daniel Wright Junior High School	0	762
Deer Path Middle School East	0	345
Deer Path Middle School West	0	400
West Oak Intermediate School	0	242
Walden Elementary School	0	452
Washington Elementary School	0	440
Wauconda Grade School	0	442
Wauconda Middle School	0	519
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	0	370
Wilmot Elementary School	0	476
Bannockburn School	0	175
Braeside Elementary School	0	268
Butterfield School	0	467
May Whitney Elementary School	0	712
North Barrington Elementary School	0	442
Northwood Middle School	0	525
East Elementary School	0	239
Emmons Grade School	0	280
Everett Elementary School	0	318
Tripp School	0	509
Twin Groves Middle School	0	618
Oak Terrace Elementary School	0	373
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	0	459
Kipling Elementary School	0	452
Prairie Elementary School	0	450
Ravinia Elementary School	0	257
Adler Park School	0	238
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	0	458
Grass Lake Elementary School	0	177