Lake County Gazette

Lake County schools welcomed 118,672 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.6% from the previous school year, when there were 119,402 students enrolled in the county.

Lake County had the third highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.2% identified as male, and 48.8% as female.

The most represented ethnicity among Lake County students was white, making up about 42.9% of all the students.

Within Lake County, Adlai E. Stevenson High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 4,431 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

School	City	Enrollment
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	North Chicago	346
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire	4,431
Adler Park School	Libertyville	238
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	Deerfield	458
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	Waukegan	325
Antioch Community High School	Antioch	1,289
Antioch Upper Grade School	Antioch	888
Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove	874
Avon Center Elementary School	Round Lake Beach	326
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	Lindenhurst	578
Bannockburn School	Bannockburn	175
Barrington High School	Barrington	2,765
Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park	714
Beulah Park Elementary School	Zion	258
Big Hollow Elementary School	Ingleside	524
Big Hollow Middle School	Ingleside	793
Big Hollow Primary School	Ingleside	408
Braeside Elementary School	Highland Park	268
Butterfield School	Libertyville	467
Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein	533
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	Waukegan	431
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	Deerfield	442
Cherokee Elementary School	Lake Forest	336
Clearview Elementary School	Waukegan	424
Copeland Manor Elementary School	Libertyville	375
Country Meadows Elementary School	Long Grove	407
Daniel Wright Junior High School	Lincolnshire	762
Deer Path Middle School East	Lake Forest	345
Deer Path Middle School West	Lake Forest	400
Deerfield High School	Deerfield	1,454
Earl Pritchett School	Buffalo Grove	457
East Elementary School	Zion	239
East Elementary School	Zion	239
Edgewood Middle School	Highland Park	677
Edith M. Smith Middle School	Waukegan	496
Elmwood Elementary School	Zion	231
Emmons Grade School	Antioch	280
Evelyn Alexander School	North Chicago	351
Everett Elementary School	Lake Forest	318
Fairhaven School	Mundelein	315
Forrestal Elementary School	Great Lakes	376
Frederick School	Grayslake	597
Fremont Elementary School	Mundelein	659
Fremont Intermediate School	Mundelein	642
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	Mundelein	762
Gavin Central Elementary School	Ingleside	475
Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside	297
Glen Flora Elementary School	Waukegan	451
Glenwood Elementary School	Waukegan	640
Grant Community High School	Fox Lake	1,802
Grass Lake Elementary School	Antioch	177
Grayslake Central High School	Grayslake	1,372
Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake	624
Grayslake North High School	Grayslake	1,211
Greenwood Elementary School	Waukegan	285
H.R. McCall Elementary School	Waukegan	384
Half Day School	Lincolnshire	596
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	Vernon Hills	328
Hawthorn Elementary School North	Vernon Hills	396
Hawthorn Elementary School South	Vernon Hills	483
Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills	614
Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills	649
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	Vernon Hills	235
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	Vernon Hills	409
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	Vernon Hills	283
Highland Middle School	Libertyville	749
Highland Park High School	Highland Park	1,691
Hillcrest Elementary School	Antioch	620
Howe Elementary School	Beach Park	393
Hyde Park Elementary School	Waukegan	285
Indian Hill Elementary School	Round Lake Heights	442
Indian Hill Elementary School	Round Lake Heights	442
Indian Trail Elementary School	Highland Park	464
Isaac Fox Elementary School	Lake Zurich	505
Ivy Hall Elementary School	Buffalo Grove	472
Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan	526
John R. Lewis Middle School	Waukegan	766
John S. Clark Elementary School	Waukegan	239
Kenneth Murphy School	Beach Park	349
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	Long Grove	459
Kipling Elementary School	Deerfield	452
Lake Bluff Elementary School	Lake Bluff	567
Lake Bluff Middle School	Lake Bluff	287
Lake Forest High School	Lake Forest	1,429
Lake Zurich High School	Lake Zurich	1,782
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	Hawthorn Woods	692
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	Lake Zurich	603
Lakes Community High School	Lake Villa	1,248
Lakeview School	Zion	252
Laura B. Sprague School	Lincolnshire	536
Learn 10 Charter School	North Chicago	282
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	Great Lakes	500
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	Waukegan	421
Libertyville High School	Libertyville	1,767
Little Fort Elementary School	Waukegan	420
Lotus School	Spring Grove	355
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Waukegan	466
Magee Middle School	Round Lake	656
Matthews Middle School	Island Lake	503
May Whitney Elementary School	Lake Zurich	712
Meadowview School	Grayslake	410
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	Mundelein	508
Meridian School	Buffalo Grove	657
Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan	669
Millburn Elementary School	Old Mill Creek	710
Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst	390
Mundelein Consolidated High School	Mundelein	2,190
Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago	504
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	Zion	383
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	Zion	383
Newport Elementary School	Wadsworth	239
North Barrington Elementary School	North Barrington	442
North Chicago Community High School	North Chicago	825
North Elementary School	Waukegan	464
North Prairie Junior High School	Winthrop Harbor	246
Northwood Middle School	Highland Park	525
Oak Crest School	Beach Park	289
Oak Grove Elementary School	Libertyville	921
Oak Terrace Elementary School	Highwood	373
Oakdale Elementary School	Waukegan	404
Oakland Elementary School	Lake Villa	562
Olive C. Martin School	Lake Villa	528
Park East School	Round Lake	323
Park West School	Round Lake	341
Peter J. Palombi School	Lake Villa	803
Pleviak Elementary School	Lake Villa	402
Prairie Crossing Charter School	Grayslake	429
Prairie Elementary School	Buffalo Grove	450
Prairie Trail School	Wadsworth	406
Prairieview School	Hainesville	363
Ravinia Elementary School	Highland Park	257
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	Round Lake Beach	542
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	Round Lake Beach	542
Red Oak Elementary School	Highland Park	212
River Trail School	Gurnee	460
Robert Crown School	Wauconda	834
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	Waukegan	629
Rockland Elementary School	Libertyville	288
Rondout Elementary School	Lake Forest	144
Roslyn Road Elementary School	Barrington	457
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	Round Lake Beach	393
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	Round Lake Beach	393
Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights	794
Round Lake Senior High School	Round Lake	2,195
Sarah Adams Elementary School	Lake Zurich	390
Seth Paine Elementary School	Hawthorn Woods	442
Sheridan Elementary School	Lake Forest	257
Sherwood Elementary School	Highland Park	381
Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion	399
South Park Elementary School	Deerfield	441
Spaulding Elementary School	Gurnee	468
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	Hawthorn Woods	459
Stanton School	Fox Lake	285
Tripp School	Buffalo Grove	509
Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove	618
Vernon Hills High School	Vernon Hills	1,467
Viking School	Gurnee	507
Village Elementary School	Round Lake	345
Village Elementary School	Round Lake	345
W.C. Petty Elementary School	Antioch	434
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	Round Lake Park	443
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	Round Lake Park	443
Walden Elementary School	Deerfield	452
Warren Township High School	Gurnee	3,608
Washington Elementary School	Mundelein	440
Washington Elementary School	Waukegan	400
Wauconda Grade School	Wauconda	442
Wauconda High School	Wauconda	1,417
Wauconda Middle School	Wauconda	519
Waukegan High School	Waukegan	4,290
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	Highland Park	370
West Elementary School	Zion	381
West Oak Intermediate School	Mundelein	242
West Oak Middle School	Mundelein	299
Westfield School	Winthrop Harbor	317
Whittier Elementary School	Waukegan	427
William L. Thompson School	Lake Villa	469
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	Buffalo Grove	400
Wilmot Elementary School	Deerfield	476
Woodland Elementary School	Gages Lake	1,415
Woodland Intermediate School	Gurnee	969
Woodland Middle School	Gurnee	1,657
Woodland Primary School	Gages Lake	617
Woodlawn Middle School	Long Grove	664
Woodview School	Grayslake	411
Zion Central Middle School	Zion	304
Zion-Benton Township High School	Zion	2,058