Theresa Plascencia Superintendent at Waukegan High School | Official Website
Theresa Plascencia Superintendent at Waukegan High School | Official Website
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.
Ethnicities in Lake County County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Lake County County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| 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 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Learn 10 Charter School - North Chicago Campus• Miguel Juarez Middle School• Oak Crest School• William L. Thompson School• Bannockburn School• Zion Central Middle School• Meadowview School• Stanton School• B.j. Hooper Elementary School• Hawthorn School of Dual Language• Carman-Buckner Elementary School• Butterfield School• Seth Paine Elementary School• New Tech High - Zion-Benton East• Woodview School• Adler Park School• Evelyn Alexander School• Lake Zurich Middle - S. Campus• Lyon Magnet Elementary School• Country Meadows Elementary School• Kildeer Countryside Elementary School• Shiloh Park Middle School• W.j. Murphy Elementary School• Oakdale Elementary School• Clearview Elementary School• Rondout Elementary School• Elmwood Elementary School• Deerfield High School• Sheridan Elementary School• May Whitney Elementary School• Robert E. Abbott Middle School• Twin Groves Middle School• Alan B. Shepard Middle School• Ivy Hall Elementary School• Hawthorn School for Young Learners• Robert Crown School• Glenwood Elementary School• Lake Zurich Middle - N. Campus• Hawthorn Townline Elementary School• Oakdale Elementary School• North Elementary School• Wilmot Elementary School• Isaac Fox Elementary School• Hillcrest Elementary School• West Oak Intermediate School• South Park Elementary School• Emmons Grade School• Viking School• Beulah Park Elementary School• Woodland Primary School• Mundelein Fremont Elementary School• Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School• Lakes Community High School• Beach Park Middle School• Washington Elementary School• Magee Middle School• Zion-Benton Township High School• Wauconda Middle School• Big Hollow Elementary School• John S. Clark Elementary School• Fairhaven School• North Barrington Elementary School• Wauconda Grade School• Round Lake Senior High School• East Elementary School• Palombi Middle School• Sherwood Elementary School• Prairie Crossing Charter School• Grayslake Central High School• Wayne Thomas Elementary School• Grayslake North High School• Kenneth Murphy School• Highland Middle School• Everett Elementary School• A.j. Katzenmaier Academy• Daniel Webster Middle School• Willow Grove Early Learning Center• H.r. McCall Elementary School• Deer Path Middle School East• Big Hollow Primary School• Big Hollow Middle School• Greenwood Elementary School• Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School• Northwood Junior High School• Braeside Elementary School• West Elementary School• Woodlawn Middle School• Grayslake Middle School• Round Lake Middle School• Indian Hill Elementary School• Kipling Elementary School• Earl Pritchett School• W.c. Petty Elementary School• Prairie Trail School• Mundelein Consolidated High School• Millburn Middle School• Joseph J. Pleviak Elementary School• Charles J. Caruso Middle School• Meridian School• Learn 6 North Chicago Campus• Half Day School• Westfield School• River Trail School• Fremont Intermediate School• Waukegan High School• Indian Trail Elementary School• Lake Bluff Middle School• Hyde Park Elementary School• Highland Park High School• Prairie Elementary School• Grass Lake Elementary School• Whittier Elementary School• Newport Elementary School• Grant Community High School• North Prairie Junior High School• Village Elementary School• Antioch Upper Grade School• Ravinia Elementary School• Learn 9 Waukegan Campus• Jack Benny Middle School• Mechanics Grove Elementary School• Park East School• Woodland Intermediate School• Forrestal Elementary School• Libertyville High School• Barrington High School• Stevenson High School• Hawthorn Middle School North• Wauconda High School• Vernon Hills High School• Hawthorn Middle School South• Spencer Loomis Elementary School• Hawthorn Elementary School South• Red Oak Elementary School• Round Lake Beach Elementary School• Warren Township High School• Tripp School• West Oak Middle School• Spaulding Elementary School• Olive C. Martin School• Sarah Adams Elementary School• Thomas Jefferson Middle School• Prairieview School• Laura B. Sprague School• Little Fort Elementary School• Lake Bluff Elementary School• Lakeview School• Walden Elementary School• Glen Flora Elementary School• Hawthorn Elementary School North• Roslyn Road Elementary School• Raymond Ellis Elementary School• Washington Elementary School• Gavin South Middle School• North Chicago Community High School• Frederick School• Woodland Elementary School• Lake Zurich High School• Woodland Middle School• Carl Sandburg Middle School• Cherokee Elementary School• Howe Elementary School• Lotus School• Lake Forest High School• Oak Grove Elementary School• Oak Terrace Elementary School• Rockland Elementary School• Aptakisic Junior High School• Copeland Manor Elementary School• Neal Math Science Academy• Edgewood Middle School• Gavin Central Elementary School
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