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Friday, June 27, 2025

There were 40,658 Hispanic students enrolled in Lake County schools in 2023-24 school year

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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.

Ethnicities in Lake County in 2023-24 School Year

Hispanic [35.4%]White [42.6%]Asian [10.1%]Black [6.7%]Ethnicities <5 [4.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Lake County County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Waukegan High School82.8%4,239
Round Lake Senior High School81%2,146
Warren Township High School38.1%3,523
Zion-Benton Township High School55.1%2,094
Mundelein Consolidated High School48.6%2,241
John R. Lewis Middle School79.8%752
Woodland Elementary School42%1,425
Round Lake Middle School75.6%772
Woodland Middle School37.8%1,544
Miguel Juarez Middle School85%659
Grant Community High School30.8%1,778
Barrington High School19.4%2,726
Robert E. Abbott Middle School89%584
Raymond Ellis Elementary School86%601
North Chicago Community High School62.7%818
Magee Middle School80.3%630
Highland Park High School29.7%1,665
Wauconda High School34.2%1,436
Glenwood Elementary School81.2%586
Beach Park Middle School64.1%672
Adlai E. Stevenson High School9.2%4,573
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus87.2%476
Grayslake North High School35.4%1,162
North Elementary School83.7%472
Jack Benny Middle School76.8%504
Oakdale Elementary School82.4%466
Carman-Buckner Elementary School78.8%485
Lyon Magnet Elementary School81.2%468
Edith M. Smith Middle School78.5%483
Woodland Intermediate School37.8%968
Whittier Elementary School86%414
Glen Flora Elementary School77%457
Clearview Elementary School84.1%414
Washington Elementary School71.1%461
W.J. Murphy Elementary School78.5%413
Neal Math Science Academy60.8%525
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus62.8%503
Round Lake Beach Elementary School84.7%365
Little Fort Elementary School74.7%411
Indian Hill Elementary School68.9%437
Grayslake Central High School22.4%1,331
Oak Terrace Elementary School56%529
Pleviak Elementary School80.2%368
West Elementary School68.1%427
Carl Sandburg Middle School53.6%528
Peter J. Palombi School34.3%821
H.R. McCall Elementary School72.9%377
Howe Elementary School79.3%334
Mechanics Grove Elementary School53.4%487
East Elementary School96.3%267
River Trail School55.1%463
Zion Central Middle School69.8%364
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School68.8%369
Northwood Middle School47.3%524
Woodland Primary School42.3%574
Hawthorn School of Dual Language60.2%402
Viking School48.5%493
Vernon Hills High School16.5%1,442
Greenwood Elementary School76%312
Spaulding Elementary School47.8%492
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East56.3%414
Hyde Park Elementary School85.9%270
Olive C. Martin School44.5%521
Washington Elementary School49.2%461
Evelyn Alexander School68.8%324
Big Hollow Middle School29.1%756
Village Elementary School67.4%325
Antioch Community High School16.9%1,262
B.J. Hooper Elementary School37.9%559
Wauconda Grade School47.5%427
Oak Crest School59.9%339
Frederick School34.2%590
West Oak Middle School68.4%291
Grayslake Middle School30.9%632
Robert Crown School23.6%810
Avon Center Elementary School56.7%335
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy59.3%312
Lakes Community High School14.4%1,265
Fairhaven School63.2%288
Prairie Trail School46.2%392
Kenneth Murphy School50.1%357
Forrestal Elementary School45.9%386
Gavin Central Elementary School35.9%488
Libertyville High School9.7%1,765
Shiloh Park Middle School55.4%303
West Oak Intermediate School69.4%242
Antioch Upper Grade School18.5%910
John S. Clark Elementary School67.9%240
Big Hollow Elementary School30.9%518
Matthews Middle School34.9%456
Lake Forest High School11.3%1,366
William L. Thompson School32.6%470
Learn 10 Charter School50.5%301
Hawthorn Middle School North25.6%589
Hillcrest Elementary School24%603
Prairieview School36.3%399
Wauconda Middle School28.8%497
Lake Zurich High School8%1,776
Big Hollow Primary School33.4%410
Newport Elementary School54.8%241
Fremont Junior High/Middle School18.5%704
Lotus School35.2%355
Fremont Elementary School17.1%708
Millburn Elementary School16.9%700
Oakland Elementary School21.3%554
Westfield School34.3%338
Lakeview School45.4%251
Red Oak Elementary School52.2%205
Beulah Park Elementary School42%255
Fremont Intermediate School16%637
Elmwood Elementary School45.3%225
Meadowview School25.3%396
Gavin South Middle School34.4%285
May Whitney Elementary School12.8%732
Park East School28.7%324
North Prairie Junior High School36.6%243
Deerfield High School6.3%1,395
Park West School27.8%313
W.C. Petty Elementary School18.7%439
Lake Bluff Elementary School13.6%587
Roslyn Road Elementary School17%459
Seth Paine Elementary School16.4%470
Stanton School29.2%264
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus10.3%677
Highland Middle School9.8%712
Hawthorn Elementary School South13.5%498
Hawthorn Elementary School North16.9%390
Woodview School16.6%392
Woodlawn Middle School9.4%657
Aptakisic Junior High School7%877
Edgewood Middle School8.5%657
Country Meadows Elementary School12.8%431
Wayne Thomas Elementary School12%433
Lake Bluff Middle School17.8%287
Millburn Middle School12.2%393
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School15.4%305
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus7.2%613
Butterfield School7.8%525
Prairie Crossing Charter School9.5%430
Oak Grove Elementary School4.4%910
Adler Park School17.2%221
Meridian School5.5%673
Sarah Adams Elementary School9%401
Ivy Hall Elementary School7%498
Emmons Grade School12.8%274
Twin Groves Middle School5.7%593
Indian Trail Elementary School6.9%479
Walden Elementary School7.2%446
North Barrington Elementary School7.4%432
Rockland Elementary School11.2%276
Willow Grove Early Learning Center7.7%405
Tripp School6%513
Grass Lake Elementary School17.6%176
Sherwood Elementary School7.7%364
Isaac Fox Elementary School5.7%488
Copeland Manor Elementary School7%371
Kipling Elementary School5.7%459
Alan B. Shepard Middle School5.7%460
Charles J. Caruso Middle School5.9%427
Laura B. Sprague School4.2%544
South Park Elementary School5.3%433
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School7.8%296
Wilmot Elementary School4.6%482
Spencer Loomis Elementary School4.5%471
Daniel Wright Junior High School2.8%744
Ravinia Elementary School7.7%273
Earl Pritchett School4.2%475
Hawthorn School for Young Learners9.3%215
Deer Path Middle School West5%381
Everett Elementary School6.2%307
Half Day School3%604
Cherokee Elementary School4.7%337
Rondout Elementary School11%146
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School3.3%452
Prairie Elementary School2.9%449
Deer Path Middle School East3.3%363
Sheridan Elementary School3.8%262
Braeside Elementary School3.6%275
Bannockburn School0%169

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Learn 10 Charter School - North Chicago CampusMiguel Juarez Middle SchoolOak Crest SchoolWilliam L. Thompson SchoolBannockburn SchoolZion Central Middle SchoolMeadowview SchoolStanton SchoolB.j. Hooper Elementary SchoolHawthorn School of Dual LanguageCarman-Buckner Elementary SchoolButterfield SchoolSeth Paine Elementary SchoolNew Tech High - Zion-Benton EastWoodview SchoolAdler Park SchoolEvelyn Alexander SchoolLake Zurich Middle - S. CampusLyon Magnet Elementary SchoolCountry Meadows Elementary SchoolKildeer Countryside Elementary SchoolGrant Community High SchoolW.j. Murphy Elementary SchoolOakdale Elementary SchoolClearview Elementary SchoolRondout Elementary SchoolElmwood Elementary SchoolSheridan Elementary SchoolMay Whitney Elementary SchoolRobert E. Abbott Middle SchoolTwin Groves Middle SchoolMillburn Elementary SchoolAlan B. Shepard Middle SchoolIvy Hall Elementary SchoolHawthorn School for Young LearnersRobert Crown SchoolGlenwood Elementary SchoolLake Zurich Middle - N. CampusHawthorn Townline Elementary SchoolOakdale Elementary SchoolNorth Elementary SchoolWilmot Elementary SchoolIsaac Fox Elementary SchoolRound Lake High SchoolHillcrest Elementary SchoolFremont Jr High/Middle SchoolLake Forest High SchoolWest Oak Intermediate SchoolSouth Park Elementary SchoolEmmons Grade SchoolViking SchoolAdlai Stevenson High SchoolBeulah Park Elementary SchoolWoodland Primary SchoolRaymond Ellis Elementary SchoolMundelein Fremont Elementary SchoolAndrew Cooke Magnet Elementary SchoolLakes Community High SchoolBeach Park Middle SchoolWashington Elementary SchoolMagee Middle SchoolZion-Benton Township High SchoolWauconda Middle SchoolBig Hollow Elementary SchoolJohn S. Clark Elementary SchoolFairhaven SchoolNorth Barrington Elementary SchoolWauconda Grade SchoolEast Elementary SchoolPalombi Middle SchoolSherwood Elementary SchoolPrairie Crossing Charter SchoolWarren Township High SchoolGrayslake Central High SchoolIllinois State Board of EducationWayne Thomas Elementary SchoolMundelein High SchoolKenneth Murphy SchoolHighland Middle SchoolEverett Elementary SchoolA.j. Katzenmaier AcademyDaniel Webster Middle SchoolWillow Grove Early Learning CenterH.r. McCall Elementary SchoolDeer Path Middle School EastBig Hollow Primary SchoolBig Hollow Middle SchoolGreenwood Elementary SchoolHawthorn Aspen Elementary SchoolNorthwood Junior High SchoolBraeside Elementary SchoolWest Elementary SchoolWoodlawn Middle SchoolGrayslake Middle SchoolRound Lake Middle SchoolIndian Hill Elementary SchoolKipling Elementary SchoolEarl Pritchett SchoolPark West SchoolW.c. Petty Elementary SchoolPrairie Trail SchoolMillburn Middle SchoolJoseph J. Pleviak Elementary SchoolDeer Path Middle School WestLibertyville High SchoolCharles J. Caruso Middle SchoolLearn 6 North Chicago CampusHalf Day SchoolWestfield SchoolRiver Trail SchoolFremont Intermediate SchoolWaukegan High SchoolIndian Trail Elementary SchoolDeerfield High SchoolLake Bluff Middle SchoolHyde Park Elementary SchoolHighland Park High SchoolPrairie Elementary SchoolGrass Lake Elementary SchoolWhittier Elementary SchoolShiloh Park Middle SchoolNewport Elementary SchoolMatthews Middle SchoolNorth Prairie Junior High SchoolGrayslake North High SchoolVillage Elementary SchoolAntioch Upper Grade SchoolRavinia Elementary SchoolLearn 9 Waukegan CampusJack Benny Middle SchoolMechanics Grove Elementary SchoolPark East SchoolWoodland Intermediate SchoolForrestal Elementary SchoolDaniel Wright Jr High SchoolAvon Center Elementary SchoolBarrington High SchoolHawthorn Middle School NorthWauconda High SchoolVernon Hills High SchoolSpencer Loomis Elementary SchoolHawthorn Elementary School SouthRed Oak Elementary SchoolRound Lake Beach Elementary SchoolTripp SchoolWest Oak Middle SchoolSpaulding Elementary SchoolOlive C. Martin SchoolSarah Adams Elementary SchoolThomas Jefferson Middle SchoolPrairieview SchoolLaura B. Sprague SchoolLittle Fort Elementary SchoolLake Bluff Elementary SchoolLakeview SchoolWalden Elementary SchoolGlen Flora Elementary SchoolAntioch Community High SchoolMeridian SchoolHawthorn Elementary School NorthRoslyn Road Elementary SchoolWashington Elementary SchoolGavin South Middle SchoolNorth Chicago Community High SchoolFrederick SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolLake Zurich High SchoolWoodland Middle SchoolCarl Sandburg Middle SchoolCherokee Elementary SchoolHowe Elementary SchoolLotus SchoolOak Grove Elementary SchoolOak Terrace Elementary SchoolRockland Elementary SchoolAptakisic Junior High SchoolCopeland Manor Elementary SchoolNeal Math Science AcademyEdgewood Middle SchoolGavin Central Elementary School

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