Lake County Gazette

There were 40,658 Hispanic students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 35.4% of the 114,709 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 179 schools in Lake County, Waukegan High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 3,511 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waukegan High School	82.8%	4,239
Round Lake Senior High School	81%	2,146
Warren Township High School	38.1%	3,523
Zion-Benton Township High School	55.1%	2,094
Mundelein Consolidated High School	48.6%	2,241
John R. Lewis Middle School	79.8%	752
Woodland Elementary School	42%	1,425
Round Lake Middle School	75.6%	772
Woodland Middle School	37.8%	1,544
Miguel Juarez Middle School	85%	659
Grant Community High School	30.8%	1,778
Barrington High School	19.4%	2,726
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	89%	584
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	86%	601
North Chicago Community High School	62.7%	818
Magee Middle School	80.3%	630
Highland Park High School	29.7%	1,665
Wauconda High School	34.2%	1,436
Glenwood Elementary School	81.2%	586
Beach Park Middle School	64.1%	672
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	9.2%	4,573
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	87.2%	476
Grayslake North High School	35.4%	1,162
North Elementary School	83.7%	472
Jack Benny Middle School	76.8%	504
Oakdale Elementary School	82.4%	466
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	78.8%	485
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	81.2%	468
Edith M. Smith Middle School	78.5%	483
Woodland Intermediate School	37.8%	968
Whittier Elementary School	86%	414
Glen Flora Elementary School	77%	457
Clearview Elementary School	84.1%	414
Washington Elementary School	71.1%	461
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	78.5%	413
Neal Math Science Academy	60.8%	525
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	62.8%	503
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	84.7%	365
Little Fort Elementary School	74.7%	411
Indian Hill Elementary School	68.9%	437
Grayslake Central High School	22.4%	1,331
Oak Terrace Elementary School	56%	529
Pleviak Elementary School	80.2%	368
West Elementary School	68.1%	427
Carl Sandburg Middle School	53.6%	528
Peter J. Palombi School	34.3%	821
H.R. McCall Elementary School	72.9%	377
Howe Elementary School	79.3%	334
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	53.4%	487
East Elementary School	96.3%	267
River Trail School	55.1%	463
Zion Central Middle School	69.8%	364
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	68.8%	369
Northwood Middle School	47.3%	524
Woodland Primary School	42.3%	574
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	60.2%	402
Viking School	48.5%	493
Vernon Hills High School	16.5%	1,442
Greenwood Elementary School	76%	312
Spaulding Elementary School	47.8%	492
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	56.3%	414
Hyde Park Elementary School	85.9%	270
Olive C. Martin School	44.5%	521
Washington Elementary School	49.2%	461
Evelyn Alexander School	68.8%	324
Big Hollow Middle School	29.1%	756
Village Elementary School	67.4%	325
Antioch Community High School	16.9%	1,262
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	37.9%	559
Wauconda Grade School	47.5%	427
Oak Crest School	59.9%	339
Frederick School	34.2%	590
West Oak Middle School	68.4%	291
Grayslake Middle School	30.9%	632
Robert Crown School	23.6%	810
Avon Center Elementary School	56.7%	335
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	59.3%	312
Lakes Community High School	14.4%	1,265
Fairhaven School	63.2%	288
Prairie Trail School	46.2%	392
Kenneth Murphy School	50.1%	357
Forrestal Elementary School	45.9%	386
Gavin Central Elementary School	35.9%	488
Libertyville High School	9.7%	1,765
Shiloh Park Middle School	55.4%	303
West Oak Intermediate School	69.4%	242
Antioch Upper Grade School	18.5%	910
John S. Clark Elementary School	67.9%	240
Big Hollow Elementary School	30.9%	518
Matthews Middle School	34.9%	456
Lake Forest High School	11.3%	1,366
William L. Thompson School	32.6%	470
Learn 10 Charter School	50.5%	301
Hawthorn Middle School North	25.6%	589
Hillcrest Elementary School	24%	603
Prairieview School	36.3%	399
Wauconda Middle School	28.8%	497
Lake Zurich High School	8%	1,776
Big Hollow Primary School	33.4%	410
Newport Elementary School	54.8%	241
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	18.5%	704
Lotus School	35.2%	355
Fremont Elementary School	17.1%	708
Millburn Elementary School	16.9%	700
Oakland Elementary School	21.3%	554
Westfield School	34.3%	338
Lakeview School	45.4%	251
Red Oak Elementary School	52.2%	205
Beulah Park Elementary School	42%	255
Fremont Intermediate School	16%	637
Elmwood Elementary School	45.3%	225
Meadowview School	25.3%	396
Gavin South Middle School	34.4%	285
May Whitney Elementary School	12.8%	732
Park East School	28.7%	324
North Prairie Junior High School	36.6%	243
Deerfield High School	6.3%	1,395
Park West School	27.8%	313
W.C. Petty Elementary School	18.7%	439
Lake Bluff Elementary School	13.6%	587
Roslyn Road Elementary School	17%	459
Seth Paine Elementary School	16.4%	470
Stanton School	29.2%	264
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	10.3%	677
Highland Middle School	9.8%	712
Hawthorn Elementary School South	13.5%	498
Hawthorn Elementary School North	16.9%	390
Woodview School	16.6%	392
Woodlawn Middle School	9.4%	657
Aptakisic Junior High School	7%	877
Edgewood Middle School	8.5%	657
Country Meadows Elementary School	12.8%	431
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	12%	433
Lake Bluff Middle School	17.8%	287
Millburn Middle School	12.2%	393
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	15.4%	305
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	7.2%	613
Butterfield School	7.8%	525
Prairie Crossing Charter School	9.5%	430
Oak Grove Elementary School	4.4%	910
Adler Park School	17.2%	221
Meridian School	5.5%	673
Sarah Adams Elementary School	9%	401
Ivy Hall Elementary School	7%	498
Emmons Grade School	12.8%	274
Twin Groves Middle School	5.7%	593
Indian Trail Elementary School	6.9%	479
Walden Elementary School	7.2%	446
North Barrington Elementary School	7.4%	432
Rockland Elementary School	11.2%	276
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	7.7%	405
Tripp School	6%	513
Grass Lake Elementary School	17.6%	176
Sherwood Elementary School	7.7%	364
Isaac Fox Elementary School	5.7%	488
Copeland Manor Elementary School	7%	371
Kipling Elementary School	5.7%	459
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	5.7%	460
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	5.9%	427
Laura B. Sprague School	4.2%	544
South Park Elementary School	5.3%	433
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	7.8%	296
Wilmot Elementary School	4.6%	482
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	4.5%	471
Daniel Wright Junior High School	2.8%	744
Ravinia Elementary School	7.7%	273
Earl Pritchett School	4.2%	475
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	9.3%	215
Deer Path Middle School West	5%	381
Everett Elementary School	6.2%	307
Half Day School	3%	604
Cherokee Elementary School	4.7%	337
Rondout Elementary School	11%	146
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	3.3%	452
Prairie Elementary School	2.9%	449
Deer Path Middle School East	3.3%	363
Sheridan Elementary School	3.8%	262
Braeside Elementary School	3.6%	275
Bannockburn School	0%	169