Lake County Gazette

There were 7,714 Black students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 6.7% of the 114,709 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 179 schools in Lake County, Warren Township High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 494 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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Warren Township High School	14%	3,523
Zion-Benton Township High School	23.1%	2,094
Waukegan High School	11.1%	4,239
North Chicago Community High School	31.9%	818
Neal Math Science Academy	33.3%	525
Woodland Middle School	10.1%	1,544
Round Lake Senior High School	6.6%	2,146
Woodland Elementary School	9.4%	1,425
Forrestal Elementary School	34.5%	386
Beach Park Middle School	18.2%	672
Learn 10 Charter School	40.2%	301
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	23.1%	503
John R. Lewis Middle School	15%	752
Viking School	22.7%	493
Spaulding Elementary School	22.2%	492
Shiloh Park Middle School	36%	303
Lakeview School	41.8%	251
Beulah Park Elementary School	40.8%	255
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	24.4%	414
Prairie Trail School	25.3%	392
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	31.4%	312
West Elementary School	22.7%	427
Grant Community High School	5.3%	1,778
Kenneth Murphy School	26.1%	357
Elmwood Elementary School	40.4%	225
Evelyn Alexander School	27.5%	324
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	17.5%	485
Round Lake Middle School	10.9%	772
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	1.8%	4,573
Woodland Intermediate School	8.3%	968
Glenwood Elementary School	13.5%	586
Grayslake Central High School	5.7%	1,331
Grayslake North High School	6.5%	1,162
Zion Central Middle School	20.1%	364
River Trail School	15.8%	463
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	19.5%	369
Newport Elementary School	28.6%	241
Glen Flora Elementary School	15.1%	457
Little Fort Elementary School	16.3%	411
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	13.9%	468
Oak Crest School	19.2%	339
Miguel Juarez Middle School	9.9%	659
Edith M. Smith Middle School	13%	483
H.R. McCall Elementary School	15.9%	377
Big Hollow Middle School	7.9%	756
Antioch Community High School	4.4%	1,262
North Elementary School	11.4%	472
Mundelein Consolidated High School	2.4%	2,241
Indian Hill Elementary School	12.1%	437
Lakes Community High School	4%	1,265
Barrington High School	1.8%	2,726
Oakdale Elementary School	10.7%	466
Jack Benny Middle School	9.7%	504
Clearview Elementary School	11.6%	414
Magee Middle School	7.6%	630
Woodland Primary School	8%	574
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	9.2%	476
Antioch Upper Grade School	4.7%	910
Whittier Elementary School	10.1%	414
Village Elementary School	12.3%	325
Greenwood Elementary School	12.8%	312
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	6.7%	584
Vernon Hills High School	2.4%	1,442
Pleviak Elementary School	9.5%	368
Grayslake Middle School	5.2%	632
Peter J. Palombi School	3.9%	821
Hawthorn Elementary School South	6.2%	498
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	7.5%	413
Prairieview School	7.8%	399
Libertyville High School	1.7%	1,765
Hillcrest Elementary School	5%	603
Gavin Central Elementary School	6.1%	488
Woodview School	7.4%	392
Frederick School	4.9%	590
Lake Zurich High School	1.6%	1,776
Washington Elementary School	6.1%	461
Park West School	8.9%	313
Highland Park High School	1.6%	1,665
Big Hollow Elementary School	5.2%	518
Howe Elementary School	7.8%	334
Westfield School	7.7%	338
Big Hollow Primary School	6.3%	410
Millburn Elementary School	3.6%	700
Hyde Park Elementary School	9.3%	270
Wauconda High School	1.7%	1,436
Woodlawn Middle School	3.7%	657
Meadowview School	6.1%	396
Oakland Elementary School	4.3%	554
William L. Thompson School	4.9%	470
Fremont Elementary School	3.2%	708
Hawthorn Middle School North	3.7%	589
North Prairie Junior High School	9.1%	243
Park East School	6.8%	324
Edgewood Middle School	3.2%	657
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	3.5%	601
Carl Sandburg Middle School	3.8%	528
Oak Grove Elementary School	2.2%	910
Olive C. Martin School	3.8%	521
Aptakisic Junior High School	2.3%	877
Millburn Middle School	4.8%	393
Lake Forest High School	1.3%	1,366
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	6.1%	296
Robert Crown School	2.1%	810
Fremont Intermediate School	2.7%	637
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	2.4%	704
Hawthorn Elementary School North	4.1%	390
Country Meadows Elementary School	3.5%	431
Deerfield High School	1.1%	1,395
Butterfield School	2.9%	525
Sherwood Elementary School	3.8%	364
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	3.6%	365
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	3.2%	402
Daniel Wright Junior High School	1.7%	744
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	1.8%	677
Sarah Adams Elementary School	3%	401
Indian Trail Elementary School	2.5%	479
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	2.1%	559
John S. Clark Elementary School	5%	240
Lake Bluff Elementary School	1.9%	587
W.C. Petty Elementary School	2.5%	439
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	2.3%	487
Ivy Hall Elementary School	2%	498
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	3.3%	305
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	2.3%	433
Prairie Crossing Charter School	2.3%	430
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	0%	427
Cherokee Elementary School	0%	337
Copeland Manor Elementary School	0%	371
Lake Bluff Middle School	0%	287
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	0%	613
Laura B. Sprague School	0%	544
Lotus School	0%	355
Seth Paine Elementary School	0%	470
Sheridan Elementary School	0%	262
South Park Elementary School	0%	433
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	0%	471
Stanton School	0%	264
Red Oak Elementary School	0%	205
Rockland Elementary School	0%	276
Rondout Elementary School	0%	146
Roslyn Road Elementary School	0%	459
Isaac Fox Elementary School	0%	488
Earl Pritchett School	0%	475
Half Day School	0%	604
Highland Middle School	0%	712
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	0%	215
Deer Path Middle School East	0%	363
Deer Path Middle School West	0%	381
West Oak Intermediate School	0%	242
Walden Elementary School	0%	446
Washington Elementary School	0%	461
Wauconda Grade School	0%	427
Wauconda Middle School	0%	497
West Oak Middle School	0%	291
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	0%	405
Wilmot Elementary School	0%	482
Fairhaven School	0%	288
Bannockburn School	0%	169
Braeside Elementary School	0%	275
Matthews Middle School	0%	456
May Whitney Elementary School	0%	732
North Barrington Elementary School	0%	432
Northwood Middle School	0%	524
East Elementary School	0%	267
Emmons Grade School	0%	274
Everett Elementary School	0%	307
Tripp School	0%	513
Twin Groves Middle School	0%	593
Oak Terrace Elementary School	0%	529
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	0%	452
Kipling Elementary School	0%	459
Prairie Elementary School	0%	449
Meridian School	0%	673
Ravinia Elementary School	0%	273
Adler Park School	0%	221
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	0%	460
Avon Center Elementary School	0%	335
Gavin South Middle School	0%	285
Grass Lake Elementary School	0%	176