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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 enrollment in 2022-23 school year

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Denise Wilcox Superintendent | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

Denise Wilcox Superintendent | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 welcomed 1,984 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 4.8% increase over the previous school year.

Beach Park Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 714 students.

Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Beach Park.

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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Kenneth Murphy School3494.8%
Howe Elementary School39311%
Newport Elementary School2393.5%
Beach Park Middle School7142.3%
Oak Crest School2894.3%

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