Lake County Gazette

There were 39,943 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 34.5% of the 115,885 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 180 schools in Lake County County, Waukegan High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 3,499 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	4,290
Round Lake Senior High School	79.1	2,195
Warren Township High School	37.4	3,608
Zion-Benton Township High School	52.3	2,058
Mundelein Consolidated High School	47.4	2,190
Round Lake Middle School	79.6	794
Woodland Middle School	36.9	1,657
John R. Lewis Middle School	78.9	766
Miguel Juarez Middle School	85.7	669
Woodland Elementary School	40.1	1,415
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	89.3	629
Grant Community High School	30	1,802
Magee Middle School	80.2	656
Glenwood Elementary School	81.4	640
Barrington High School	18.8	2,765
Highland Park High School	29.7	1,691
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	86.5	542
Wauconda High School	32.9	1,417
Beach Park Middle School	63.9	714
Jack Benny Middle School	76.6	526
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	9	4,431
Grayslake North High School	32.4	1,211
Edith M. Smith Middle School	76.6	496
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	81.3	466
Whittier Elementary School	87.1	427
North Elementary School	79.7	464
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	86.2	421
Washington Elementary School	80.2	440
Woodland Intermediate School	36.2	969
Clearview Elementary School	82.5	424
North Chicago Community High School	42.4	825
Glen Flora Elementary School	77.2	451
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	79.8	431
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	75.2	443
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	82.2	393
Oakdale Elementary School	79	404
Little Fort Elementary School	75.5	420
Grayslake Central High School	23	1,372
Pleviak Elementary School	77.4	402
Howe Elementary School	76.6	393
Indian Hill Elementary School	67.9	442
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	59.6	500
Carl Sandburg Middle School	55	533
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	55.9	508
H.R. McCall Elementary School	72.4	384
Northwood Middle School	50.5	525
River Trail School	56.3	460
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	62.3	409
Peter J. Palombi School	31.8	803
West Elementary School	65.6	381
Woodland Primary School	40.4	617
Shiloh Park Middle School	59.6	399
Olive C. Martin School	44.3	528
Viking School	46	507
Oak Terrace Elementary School	62.2	373
Vernon Hills High School	15.7	1,467
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	70.8	325
Village Elementary School	66.4	345
Hyde Park Elementary School	80.4	285
East Elementary School	94.1	239
Big Hollow Middle School	27.7	793
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	56.4	383
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	37.2	578
Spaulding Elementary School	45.5	468
Washington Elementary School	48.2	440
Wauconda Grade School	48	442
Greenwood Elementary School	73.7	285
Grayslake Middle School	33.7	624
Antioch Community High School	16	1,289
West Oak Middle School	67.9	299
Fairhaven School	62.9	315
Frederick School	32.7	597
Prairie Trail School	48	406
Neal Math Science Academy	37.5	504
Zion Central Middle School	61.2	304
Matthews Middle School	36.4	503
Robert Crown School	21.8	834
Avon Center Elementary School	55.5	326
Kenneth Murphy School	50.7	349
West Oak Intermediate School	72.3	242
Hawthorn Middle School South	26.8	649
Lakes Community High School	13.8	1,248
Oak Crest School	58.8	289
Hawthorn Middle School North	27.5	614
Libertyville High School	9.5	1,767
John S. Clark Elementary School	69.9	239
Lake Forest High School	11.5	1,429
Evelyn Alexander School	46.4	351
Gavin Central Elementary School	33.9	475
Big Hollow Elementary School	30.3	524
Antioch Upper Grade School	17.2	888
Learn 10 Charter School	52.1	282
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	42.2	346
Wauconda Middle School	27.6	519
William L. Thompson School	30.3	469
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	17.8	762
Hillcrest Elementary School	21.6	620
Lake Zurich High School	7.5	1,782
Forrestal Elementary School	34.8	376
Prairieview School	36.1	363
Newport Elementary School	54.4	239
Big Hollow Primary School	29.7	408
Fremont Intermediate School	17.8	642
Millburn Elementary School	15.9	710
Lotus School	31.3	355
Red Oak Elementary School	50.9	212
Elmwood Elementary School	46.8	231
Oakland Elementary School	18.9	562
Fremont Elementary School	15.8	659
Westfield School	32.5	317
Beulah Park Elementary School	39.5	258
Park West School	29.9	341
Meadowview School	23.9	410
Lakeview School	38.5	252
North Prairie Junior High School	39.4	246
Park East School	30	323
Gavin South Middle School	32.3	297
Deerfield High School	6.2	1,454
W.C. Petty Elementary School	19.1	434
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	11.4	692
May Whitney Elementary School	11.1	712
Roslyn Road Elementary School	16.6	457
Hawthorn Elementary School South	15.3	483
Lake Bluff Elementary School	12.9	567
Woodlawn Middle School	10.5	664
Seth Paine Elementary School	15.4	442
Hawthorn Elementary School North	17.2	396
Highland Middle School	9.1	749
Stanton School	23.2	285
Woodview School	15.6	411
Edgewood Middle School	9.3	677
Aptakisic Junior High School	7.1	874
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	17.1	328
Country Meadows Elementary School	13.5	407
Lake Bluff Middle School	17.4	287
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	11.9	370
Millburn Middle School	11.3	390
Oak Grove Elementary School	4.7	921
Ivy Hall Elementary School	8.7	472
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	6.6	603
Rockland Elementary School	12.5	288
Prairie Crossing Charter School	8.4	429
Adler Park School	15.1	238
Butterfield School	7.3	467
North Barrington Elementary School	7.7	442
Twin Groves Middle School	5.2	618
Grass Lake Elementary School	17.5	177
Sarah Adams Elementary School	7.7	390
Sherwood Elementary School	7.9	381
Daniel Wright Junior High School	3.9	762
Emmons Grade School	10.7	280
Tripp School	5.9	509
Indian Trail Elementary School	6.3	464
Earl Pritchett School	6.3	457
Copeland Manor Elementary School	7.2	375
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	11.5	235
Walden Elementary School	6	452
Meridian School	4.1	657
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	5.9	458
Kipling Elementary School	5.8	452
Isaac Fox Elementary School	5	505
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	6.3	400
Wilmot Elementary School	5.3	476
Laura B. Sprague School	4.3	536
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	5	459
South Park Elementary School	5	441
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	7.8	283
Everett Elementary School	6.9	318
Ravinia Elementary School	8.6	257
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	4.3	442
Prairie Elementary School	4.2	450
Rondout Elementary School	11.8	144
Half Day School	2.5	596
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	3.3	459
Deer Path Middle School West	3.5	400
Cherokee Elementary School	3.9	336
Braeside Elementary School	4.5	268
Deer Path Middle School East	2.9	345
Sheridan Elementary School	0	257
Bannockburn School	0	175