Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Data showed that Am. Indian students made up 0.3% of the 122,094 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 47 districts in Lake County, Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 recorded the highest enrollment of Am. Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 114 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lake County.
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.
| District | Am. Indian Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 0.8% | 13,584 |
| North Chicago School District 187 | 2.3% | 3,392 |
| Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 | 0.6% | 5,585 |
| Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 | 1.2% | 2,441 |
| Barrington Community Unit School District 220 | 0.3% | 8,110 |
| Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 | 0.5% | 3,513 |
| Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 | 0.3% | 6,238 |
| Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 | 0.3% | 4,658 |
| Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 | 0.7% | 1,984 |
| Warren Township High School District 121 | 0.3% | 3,608 |
| Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 | 0.2% | 4,431 |
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