Lake County Gazette

There were 50,590 white 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 white students made up 43.7% of the 115,885 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 180 schools in Lake County County, Adlai E. Stevenson High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,065 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	46.6	4,431
Barrington High School	57.4	2,765
Lake Zurich High School	78.4	1,782
Libertyville High School	73.4	1,767
Warren Township High School	35.9	3,608
Deerfield High School	83.1	1,454
Lake Forest High School	76.8	1,429
Highland Park High School	61.5	1,691
Grant Community High School	55.1	1,802
Antioch Community High School	75.2	1,289
Lakes Community High School	75.2	1,248
Mundelein Consolidated High School	39.8	2,190
Wauconda High School	58.4	1,417
Grayslake Central High School	58.4	1,372
Vernon Hills High School	52.6	1,467
Grayslake North High School	50.7	1,211
Antioch Upper Grade School	68.6	888
Woodland Middle School	36.2	1,657
Highland Middle School	78.2	749
Robert Crown School	67.5	834
Edgewood Middle School	80.1	677
Oak Grove Elementary School	57.5	921
May Whitney Elementary School	73.3	712
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	73.8	692
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	66.5	762
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	82.3	603
Woodland Elementary School	34.3	1,415
Millburn Elementary School	64.4	710
Big Hollow Middle School	55.5	793
Fremont Intermediate School	67	642
Peter J. Palombi School	53.1	803
Lake Bluff Elementary School	75	567
Isaac Fox Elementary School	83.4	505
Fremont Elementary School	63.9	659
Wilmot Elementary School	82.4	476
Kipling Elementary School	86.1	452
Indian Trail Elementary School	83.2	464
Hillcrest Elementary School	62.3	620
Walden Elementary School	85.4	452
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	83	458
Oakland Elementary School	66.7	562
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	83.7	442
Woodland Intermediate School	37.7	969
Butterfield School	78.2	467
South Park Elementary School	81	441
Wauconda Middle School	66.5	519
North Barrington Elementary School	78.1	442
Deer Path Middle School West	83.5	400
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	72.3	459
Zion-Benton Township High School	16	2,058
Woodlawn Middle School	49.1	664
Roslyn Road Elementary School	71.1	457
W.C. Petty Elementary School	74.4	434
Copeland Manor Elementary School	84.3	375
Sarah Adams Elementary School	80.8	390
Seth Paine Elementary School	71.3	442
Frederick School	51.8	597
Grayslake Middle School	49	624
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	51.9	578
Daniel Wright Junior High School	39	762
Prairie Crossing Charter School	69	429
Sherwood Elementary School	77.4	381
Cherokee Elementary School	87.2	336
Big Hollow Elementary School	55.9	524
Deer Path Middle School East	84.6	345
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	77.3	370
Aptakisic Junior High School	32.6	874
Millburn Middle School	71.3	390
Hawthorn Middle School South	42.7	649
Woodview School	67.2	411
Matthews Middle School	53.3	503
Hawthorn Middle School North	43	614
Gavin Central Elementary School	53.7	475
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	54.9	459
Everett Elementary School	78.6	318
Half Day School	41.6	596
Laura B. Sprague School	45	536
Sheridan Elementary School	92.6	257
Emmons Grade School	85	280
Meadowview School	57.3	410
Twin Groves Middle School	37.9	618
Braeside Elementary School	86.9	268
William L. Thompson School	48.2	469
Olive C. Martin School	42.8	528
Big Hollow Primary School	54.7	408
Round Lake Senior High School	10	2,195
Ravinia Elementary School	85.6	257
Lotus School	61.4	355
Rockland Elementary School	75.7	288
Northwood Middle School	40.6	525
Wauconda Grade School	47.1	442
Ivy Hall Elementary School	43.9	472
Lake Bluff Middle School	71.1	287
Country Meadows Elementary School	49.9	407
Hawthorn Elementary School North	50.5	396
Woodland Primary School	31.1	617
Meridian School	28.9	657
Stanton School	66	285
Carl Sandburg Middle School	33.8	533
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	54	328
Washington Elementary School	39.3	440
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	33.5	508
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	42.3	400
Gavin South Middle School	56.9	297
Adler Park School	69.3	238
Park West School	47.2	341
Prairie Elementary School	35.1	450
Prairieview School	42.4	363
Earl Pritchett School	33.3	457
North Chicago Community High School	18.2	825
Westfield School	46.7	317
Hawthorn Elementary School South	30.2	483
Tripp School	27.9	509
Park East School	42.7	323
Grass Lake Elementary School	77.4	177
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	46.6	283
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	29.3	409
Neal Math Science Academy	23.6	504
Oak Terrace Elementary School	31.1	373
Bannockburn School	65.1	175
Avon Center Elementary School	35	326
North Prairie Junior High School	45.1	246
Viking School	20.7	507
Waukegan High School	2.4	4,290
Rondout Elementary School	70.1	144
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	41.7	235
Spaulding Elementary School	20.5	468
Fairhaven School	27.6	315
River Trail School	17.8	460
Beach Park Middle School	11.3	714
Red Oak Elementary School	36.8	212
Forrestal Elementary School	19.1	376
Round Lake Middle School	8.6	794
Indian Hill Elementary School	14.9	442
Prairie Trail School	16.3	406
West Oak Middle School	21.7	299
Kenneth Murphy School	15.2	349
Magee Middle School	7.9	656
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	10.2	500
Evelyn Alexander School	13.7	351
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	10.6	443
Howe Elementary School	11.5	393
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	11.7	383
Oak Crest School	15.6	289
Pleviak Elementary School	10.9	402
Village Elementary School	12.2	345
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	10.7	393
West Oak Intermediate School	16.1	242
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	7.2	542
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	11	346
Newport Elementary School	11.3	239
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	8.3	325
Learn 10 Charter School	8.5	282
Jack Benny Middle School	4.4	526
Little Fort Elementary School	5	420
Greenwood Elementary School	7.4	285
H.R. McCall Elementary School	5.2	384
John R. Lewis Middle School	2.2	766
Edith M. Smith Middle School	3.2	496
Beulah Park Elementary School	6.2	258
Elmwood Elementary School	6.9	231
Glen Flora Elementary School	3.5	451
John S. Clark Elementary School	6.3	239
Oakdale Elementary School	3.7	404
West Elementary School	3.7	381
Glenwood Elementary School	2.2	640
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	3.1	421
Miguel Juarez Middle School	1.8	669
Zion Central Middle School	3.6	304
Hyde Park Elementary School	3.9	285
Lakeview School	4.4	252
Clearview Elementary School	2.4	424
Shiloh Park Middle School	2.5	399
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	0	431
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	0	466
North Elementary School	0	464
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	0	629
Washington Elementary School	0	440
Whittier Elementary School	0	427
East Elementary School	0	239