Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
This is a decrease of 3.3% from the previous school year, when there were 118,672 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 42.6% of all the students.
Within Lake County, Adlai E. Stevenson High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 4,573 students.
As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across 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. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
Enrollment of Lake County County Schools in 2023-24 School Year
School | City | Enrollment |
---|---|---|
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy | North Chicago | 312 |
Adlai E. Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire | 4,573 |
Adler Park School | Libertyville | 221 |
Alan B. Shepard Middle School | Deerfield | 460 |
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School | Waukegan | 369 |
Antioch Community High School | Antioch | 1,262 |
Antioch Upper Grade School | Antioch | 910 |
Aptakisic Junior High School | Buffalo Grove | 877 |
Avon Center Elementary School | Round Lake Beach | 335 |
B.J. Hooper Elementary School | Lindenhurst | 559 |
Bannockburn School | Bannockburn | 169 |
Barrington High School | Barrington | 2,726 |
Beach Park Middle School | Beach Park | 672 |
Beulah Park Elementary School | Zion | 255 |
Big Hollow Elementary School | Ingleside | 518 |
Big Hollow Middle School | Ingleside | 756 |
Big Hollow Primary School | Ingleside | 410 |
Braeside Elementary School | Highland Park | 275 |
Butterfield School | Libertyville | 525 |
Carl Sandburg Middle School | Mundelein | 528 |
Carman-Buckner Elementary School | Waukegan | 485 |
Charles J. Caruso Middle School | Deerfield | 427 |
Cherokee Elementary School | Lake Forest | 337 |
Clearview Elementary School | Waukegan | 414 |
Copeland Manor Elementary School | Libertyville | 371 |
Country Meadows Elementary School | Long Grove | 431 |
Daniel Wright Junior High School | Lincolnshire | 744 |
Deer Path Middle School East | Lake Forest | 363 |
Deer Path Middle School West | Lake Forest | 381 |
Deerfield High School | Deerfield | 1,395 |
Earl Pritchett School | Buffalo Grove | 475 |
East Elementary School | Zion | 267 |
Edgewood Middle School | Highland Park | 657 |
Edith M. Smith Middle School | Waukegan | 483 |
Elmwood Elementary School | Zion | 225 |
Emmons Grade School | Antioch | 274 |
Evelyn Alexander School | North Chicago | 324 |
Everett Elementary School | Lake Forest | 307 |
Fairhaven School | Mundelein | 288 |
Forrestal Elementary School | Great Lakes | 386 |
Frederick School | Grayslake | 590 |
Fremont Elementary School | Mundelein | 708 |
Fremont Intermediate School | Mundelein | 637 |
Fremont Junior High/Middle School | Mundelein | 704 |
Gavin Central Elementary School | Ingleside | 488 |
Gavin South Middle School | Ingleside | 285 |
Glen Flora Elementary School | Waukegan | 457 |
Glenwood Elementary School | Waukegan | 586 |
Grant Community High School | Fox Lake | 1,778 |
Grass Lake Elementary School | Antioch | 176 |
Grayslake Central High School | Grayslake | 1,331 |
Grayslake Middle School | Grayslake | 632 |
Grayslake North High School | Grayslake | 1,162 |
Greenwood Elementary School | Waukegan | 312 |
H.R. McCall Elementary School | Waukegan | 377 |
Half Day School | Lincolnshire | 604 |
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School | Vernon Hills | 305 |
Hawthorn Elementary School North | Vernon Hills | 390 |
Hawthorn Elementary School South | Vernon Hills | 498 |
Hawthorn Middle School North | Vernon Hills | 589 |
Hawthorn School for Young Learners | Vernon Hills | 215 |
Hawthorn School of Dual Language | Vernon Hills | 402 |
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School | Vernon Hills | 296 |
Highland Middle School | Libertyville | 712 |
Highland Park High School | Highland Park | 1,665 |
Hillcrest Elementary School | Antioch | 603 |
Howe Elementary School | Beach Park | 334 |
Hyde Park Elementary School | Waukegan | 270 |
Indian Hill Elementary School | Round Lake Heights | 437 |
Indian Trail Elementary School | Highland Park | 479 |
Isaac Fox Elementary School | Lake Zurich | 488 |
Ivy Hall Elementary School | Buffalo Grove | 498 |
Jack Benny Middle School | Waukegan | 504 |
John R. Lewis Middle School | Waukegan | 752 |
John S. Clark Elementary School | Waukegan | 240 |
Kenneth Murphy School | Beach Park | 357 |
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School | Long Grove | 452 |
Kipling Elementary School | Deerfield | 459 |
Lake Bluff Elementary School | Lake Bluff | 587 |
Lake Bluff Middle School | Lake Bluff | 287 |
Lake Forest High School | Lake Forest | 1,366 |
Lake Zurich High School | Lake Zurich | 1,776 |
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus | Hawthorn Woods | 677 |
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus | Lake Zurich | 613 |
Lakes Community High School | Lake Villa | 1,265 |
Lakeview School | Zion | 251 |
Laura B. Sprague School | Lincolnshire | 544 |
Learn 10 Charter School | North Chicago | 301 |
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus | Great Lakes | 503 |
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus | Waukegan | 476 |
Libertyville High School | Libertyville | 1,765 |
Little Fort Elementary School | Waukegan | 411 |
Lotus School | Spring Grove | 355 |
Lyon Magnet Elementary School | Waukegan | 468 |
Magee Middle School | Round Lake | 630 |
Matthews Middle School | Island Lake | 456 |
May Whitney Elementary School | Lake Zurich | 732 |
Meadowview School | Grayslake | 396 |
Mechanics Grove Elementary School | Mundelein | 487 |
Meridian School | Buffalo Grove | 673 |
Miguel Juarez Middle School | Waukegan | 659 |
Millburn Elementary School | Old Mill Creek | 700 |
Millburn Middle School | Lindenhurst | 393 |
Mundelein Consolidated High School | Mundelein | 2,241 |
Neal Math Science Academy | North Chicago | 525 |
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East | Zion | 414 |
Newport Elementary School | Wadsworth | 241 |
North Barrington Elementary School | North Barrington | 432 |
North Chicago Community High School | North Chicago | 818 |
North Elementary School | Waukegan | 472 |
North Prairie Junior High School | Winthrop Harbor | 243 |
Northwood Middle School | Highland Park | 524 |
Oak Crest School | Beach Park | 339 |
Oak Grove Elementary School | Libertyville | 910 |
Oak Terrace Elementary School | Highwood | 529 |
Oakdale Elementary School | Waukegan | 466 |
Oakland Elementary School | Lake Villa | 554 |
Olive C. Martin School | Lake Villa | 521 |
Park East School | Round Lake | 324 |
Park West School | Round Lake | 313 |
Peter J. Palombi School | Lake Villa | 821 |
Pleviak Elementary School | Lake Villa | 368 |
Prairie Crossing Charter School | Grayslake | 430 |
Prairie Elementary School | Buffalo Grove | 449 |
Prairie Trail School | Wadsworth | 392 |
Prairieview School | Hainesville | 399 |
Ravinia Elementary School | Highland Park | 273 |
Raymond Ellis Elementary School | Round Lake Beach | 601 |
Red Oak Elementary School | Highland Park | 205 |
River Trail School | Gurnee | 463 |
Robert Crown School | Wauconda | 810 |
Robert E. Abbott Middle School | Waukegan | 584 |
Rockland Elementary School | Libertyville | 276 |
Rondout Elementary School | Lake Forest | 146 |
Roslyn Road Elementary School | Barrington | 459 |
Round Lake Beach Elementary School | Round Lake Beach | 365 |
Round Lake Middle School | Round Lake Heights | 772 |
Round Lake Senior High School | Round Lake | 2,146 |
Sarah Adams Elementary School | Lake Zurich | 401 |
Seth Paine Elementary School | Hawthorn Woods | 470 |
Sheridan Elementary School | Lake Forest | 262 |
Sherwood Elementary School | Highland Park | 364 |
Shiloh Park Middle School | Zion | 303 |
South Park Elementary School | Deerfield | 433 |
Spaulding Elementary School | Gurnee | 492 |
Spencer Loomis Elementary School | Hawthorn Woods | 471 |
Stanton School | Fox Lake | 264 |
Tripp School | Buffalo Grove | 513 |
Twin Groves Middle School | Buffalo Grove | 593 |
Vernon Hills High School | Vernon Hills | 1,442 |
Viking School | Gurnee | 493 |
Village Elementary School | Round Lake | 325 |
W.C. Petty Elementary School | Antioch | 439 |
W.J. Murphy Elementary School | Round Lake Park | 413 |
Walden Elementary School | Deerfield | 446 |
Warren Township High School | Gurnee | 3,523 |
Washington Elementary School | Mundelein | 461 |
Washington Elementary School | Waukegan | 368 |
Wauconda Grade School | Wauconda | 427 |
Wauconda High School | Wauconda | 1,436 |
Wauconda Middle School | Wauconda | 497 |
Waukegan High School | Waukegan | 4,239 |
Wayne Thomas Elementary School | Highland Park | 433 |
West Elementary School | Zion | 427 |
West Oak Intermediate School | Mundelein | 242 |
West Oak Middle School | Mundelein | 291 |
Westfield School | Winthrop Harbor | 338 |
Whittier Elementary School | Waukegan | 414 |
William L. Thompson School | Lake Villa | 470 |
Willow Grove Early Learning Center | Buffalo Grove | 405 |
Wilmot Elementary School | Deerfield | 482 |
Woodland Elementary School | Gages Lake | 1,425 |
Woodland Intermediate School | Gurnee | 968 |
Woodland Middle School | Gurnee | 1,544 |
Woodland Primary School | Gages Lake | 574 |
Woodlawn Middle School | Long Grove | 657 |
Woodview School | Grayslake | 392 |
Zion Central Middle School | Zion | 364 |
Zion-Benton Township High School | Zion | 2,094 |
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