Dr. Luis Correa Superintendent | Gurnee School District 56
Dr. Luis Correa Superintendent | Gurnee School District 56
This is a 0.1% decrease from the previous school year.
Viking School had the largest enrollment in the district with 493 students.
Gurnee School District 56 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Gurnee.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Spaulding Elementary School | 492 | 5.1% |
| Prairie Trail School | 392 | -3.4% |
| River Trail School | 463 | 0.7% |
| Viking School | 493 | -2.8% |
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