Lake County Gazette

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 had the highest enrollment among Lake County districts, welcoming 13,546 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students identified themselves as Hispanic, making up 81.2% of the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60's total enrollment.

Aaron Martin Board Vice President | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

Among the 47 districts in Lake County, Barrington Community Unit School District 220 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 7,971 students, while Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 welcomed 6,090 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 roughly covers schools within Lake County with its main office in Waukegan.

In the previous school year, Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 also had the highest number of students among Lake County districts.

Illinois has approved a new budget for 2025 that increases funds for K-12 education to $8.6 billion, $350 million above 2024.

Lawmakers also approved a new bill that creates a statewide child tax credit, which allows families to receive $300 per child under 17 years. This comes after a similar aid was granted from the federal government, as part of the American Rescue Plan.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60	Waukegan	13,546
Barrington Community Unit School District 220	Barrington	7,971
Round Lake Community Unit School District 116	Round Lake	6,090
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95	Lake Zurich	5,628
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125	Lincolnshire	4,573
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50	Gurnee	4,511
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118	Wauconda	4,193
North Shore School District 112	Highland Park	3,739
Warren Township High School District 121	Gurnee	3,523
Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46	Grayslake	3,514
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96	Buffalo Grove	3,485
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73	Vernon Hills	3,466
North Chicago School District 187	North Chicago	3,382
Libertyville Community High School District 128	Vernon Hills	3,242
Township High School District 113	Highland Park	3,060
Deerfield School District 109	Deerfield	2,707
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34	Antioch	2,640
Antioch Community High School District 117	Lake Villa	2,567
Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102	Buffalo Grove	2,538
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126	Zion	2,508
Grayslake Community High School District 127	Grayslake	2,493
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41	Lake Villa	2,371
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120	Mundelein	2,241
Libertyville School District 70	Libertyville	2,105
Zion Elementary School District 6	Zion	2,092
Fremont School District 79	Mundelein	2,049
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3	Beach Park	1,943
Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	Lincolnshire	1,892
Gurnee School District 56	Gurnee	1,840
Grant Community High School District 124	Fox Lake	1,778
Big Hollow School District 38	Ingleside	1,684
Lake Forest School District 67	Lake Forest	1,650
Mundelein Elementary School District 75	Mundelein	1,551
Lake Forest Community High School District 115	Lake Forest	1,366
Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24	Old Mill Creek	1,093
Oak Grove School District 68	Libertyville	910
Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65	Lake Bluff	874
Diamond Lake School District 76	Mundelein	821
Gavin School District 37	Ingleside	773
Fox Lake Grade School District 114	Spring Grove	619
Winthrop Harbor School District 1	Winthrop Harbor	581
Learn 9 in Waukegan	Waukegan	476
Prairie Crossing Charter School	Grayslake	430
Emmons School District 33	Antioch	274
Grass Lake School District 36	Antioch	176
Bannockburn School District 106	Bannockburn	169
Rondout School District 72	Lake Forest	146