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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Enrollment Analysis: Pacific Islander students comprised less than 1% of Lake County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

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Michele Bertola Principal | Official website

Michele Bertola Principal | Official website

There were 14 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 12.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Pacific Islander students made up 0% of the 114,709 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 179 schools in Lake County, Warren Township High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 14 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 Pacific Islander students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Warren Township High School0.4%3,523
Carl Sandburg Middle School0%528
Carman-Buckner Elementary School0%485
Charles J. Caruso Middle School0%427
Cherokee Elementary School0%337
Clearview Elementary School0%414
Copeland Manor Elementary School0%371
Country Meadows Elementary School0%431
Lake Bluff Elementary School0%587
Lake Bluff Middle School0%287
Lake Forest High School0%1,366
Lake Zurich High School0%1,776
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus0%677
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus0%613
Lakes Community High School0%1,265
Laura B. Sprague School0%544
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus0%476
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus0%503
Libertyville High School0%1,765
Little Fort Elementary School0%411
Lotus School0%355
Lyon Magnet Elementary School0%468
Zion Central Middle School0%364
Zion-Benton Township High School0%2,094
Millburn Elementary School0%700
North Elementary School0%472
Sarah Adams Elementary School0%401
Seth Paine Elementary School0%470
Sheridan Elementary School0%262
Sherwood Elementary School0%364
South Park Elementary School0%433
Spaulding Elementary School0%492
Spencer Loomis Elementary School0%471
Stanton School0%264
Vernon Hills High School0%1,442
Viking School0%493
Village Elementary School0%325
Red Oak Elementary School0%205
River Trail School0%463
Robert Crown School0%810
Robert E. Abbott Middle School0%584
Rockland Elementary School0%276
Rondout Elementary School0%146
Roslyn Road Elementary School0%459
Round Lake Beach Elementary School0%365
Round Lake Middle School0%772
Round Lake Senior High School0%2,146
Indian Hill Elementary School0%437
Indian Trail Elementary School0%479
Isaac Fox Elementary School0%488
Ivy Hall Elementary School0%498
Earl Pritchett School0%475
H.R. McCall Elementary School0%377
Half Day School0%604
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School0%305
Hawthorn Elementary School North0%390
Hawthorn Elementary School South0%498
Hawthorn Middle School North0%589
Hawthorn School of Dual Language0%402
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School0%296
Highland Middle School0%712
Highland Park High School0%1,665
Hillcrest Elementary School0%603
Howe Elementary School0%334
Hyde Park Elementary School0%270
Greenwood Elementary School0%312
Learn 10 Charter School0%301
Hawthorn School for Young Learners0%215
Lakeview School0%251
Shiloh Park Middle School0%303
John R. Lewis Middle School0%752
Edith M. Smith Middle School0%483
Daniel Wright Junior High School0%744
Deer Path Middle School East0%363
Deer Path Middle School West0%381
Deerfield High School0%1,395
West Oak Intermediate School0%242
W.C. Petty Elementary School0%439
W.J. Murphy Elementary School0%413
Walden Elementary School0%446
Washington Elementary School0%461
Washington Elementary School0%461
Wauconda Grade School0%427
Wauconda High School0%1,436
Wauconda Middle School0%497
Waukegan High School0%4,239
Wayne Thomas Elementary School0%433
West Elementary School0%427
West Oak Middle School0%291
Westfield School0%338
Whittier Elementary School0%414
William L. Thompson School0%470
Willow Grove Early Learning Center0%405
Wilmot Elementary School0%482
Woodland Elementary School0%1,425
Woodland Intermediate School0%968
Woodland Middle School0%1,544
Woodland Primary School0%574
Woodlawn Middle School0%657
Woodview School0%392
Fairhaven School0%288
Forrestal Elementary School0%386
Frederick School0%590
Fremont Elementary School0%708
Fremont Intermediate School0%637
Fremont Junior High/Middle School0%704
B.J. Hooper Elementary School0%559
Bannockburn School0%169
Barrington High School0%2,726
Beach Park Middle School0%672
Beulah Park Elementary School0%255
Big Hollow Elementary School0%518
Big Hollow Middle School0%756
Big Hollow Primary School0%410
Braeside Elementary School0%275
Butterfield School0%525
Jack Benny Middle School0%504
John S. Clark Elementary School0%240
Magee Middle School0%630
Matthews Middle School0%456
May Whitney Elementary School0%732
Meadowview School0%396
Mechanics Grove Elementary School0%487
Neal Math Science Academy0%525
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East0%414
Newport Elementary School0%241
North Barrington Elementary School0%432
North Chicago Community High School0%818
North Prairie Junior High School0%243
Northwood Middle School0%524
East Elementary School0%267
Edgewood Middle School0%657
Elmwood Elementary School0%225
Emmons Grade School0%274
Evelyn Alexander School0%324
Everett Elementary School0%307
Tripp School0%513
Twin Groves Middle School0%593
Oak Crest School0%339
Oak Grove Elementary School0%910
Oak Terrace Elementary School0%529
Oakdale Elementary School0%466
Oakland Elementary School0%554
Olive C. Martin School0%521
Kenneth Murphy School0%357
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School0%452
Kipling Elementary School0%459
Park East School0%324
Park West School0%313
Peter J. Palombi School0%821
Pleviak Elementary School0%368
Prairie Crossing Charter School0%430
Prairie Elementary School0%449
Prairie Trail School0%392
Prairieview School0%399
Meridian School0%673
Miguel Juarez Middle School0%659
Millburn Middle School0%393
Mundelein Consolidated High School0%2,241
Ravinia Elementary School0%273
Raymond Ellis Elementary School0%601
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy0%312
Adlai E. Stevenson High School0%4,573
Adler Park School0%221
Alan B. Shepard Middle School0%460
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School0%369
Antioch Community High School0%1,262
Antioch Upper Grade School0%910
Aptakisic Junior High School0%877
Avon Center Elementary School0%335
Gavin Central Elementary School0%488
Gavin South Middle School0%285
Glen Flora Elementary School0%457
Glenwood Elementary School0%586
Grant Community High School0%1,778
Grass Lake Elementary School0%176
Grayslake Central High School0%1,331
Grayslake Middle School0%632
Grayslake North High School0%1,162

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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