Lake County Gazette

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.

School name	% of Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Warren Township High School	0.4%	3,523
Carl Sandburg Middle School	0%	528
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	0%	485
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	0%	427
Cherokee Elementary School	0%	337
Clearview Elementary School	0%	414
Copeland Manor Elementary School	0%	371
Country Meadows Elementary School	0%	431
Lake Bluff Elementary School	0%	587
Lake Bluff Middle School	0%	287
Lake Forest High School	0%	1,366
Lake Zurich High School	0%	1,776
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	0%	677
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	0%	613
Lakes Community High School	0%	1,265
Laura B. Sprague School	0%	544
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	0%	476
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	0%	503
Libertyville High School	0%	1,765
Little Fort Elementary School	0%	411
Lotus School	0%	355
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	0%	468
Zion Central Middle School	0%	364
Zion-Benton Township High School	0%	2,094
Millburn Elementary School	0%	700
North Elementary School	0%	472
Sarah Adams Elementary School	0%	401
Seth Paine Elementary School	0%	470
Sheridan Elementary School	0%	262
Sherwood Elementary School	0%	364
South Park Elementary School	0%	433
Spaulding Elementary School	0%	492
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	0%	471
Stanton School	0%	264
Vernon Hills High School	0%	1,442
Viking School	0%	493
Village Elementary School	0%	325
Red Oak Elementary School	0%	205
River Trail School	0%	463
Robert Crown School	0%	810
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	0%	584
Rockland Elementary School	0%	276
Rondout Elementary School	0%	146
Roslyn Road Elementary School	0%	459
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	0%	365
Round Lake Middle School	0%	772
Round Lake Senior High School	0%	2,146
Indian Hill Elementary School	0%	437
Indian Trail Elementary School	0%	479
Isaac Fox Elementary School	0%	488
Ivy Hall Elementary School	0%	498
Earl Pritchett School	0%	475
H.R. McCall Elementary School	0%	377
Half Day School	0%	604
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	0%	305
Hawthorn Elementary School North	0%	390
Hawthorn Elementary School South	0%	498
Hawthorn Middle School North	0%	589
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	0%	402
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	0%	296
Highland Middle School	0%	712
Highland Park High School	0%	1,665
Hillcrest Elementary School	0%	603
Howe Elementary School	0%	334
Hyde Park Elementary School	0%	270
Greenwood Elementary School	0%	312
Learn 10 Charter School	0%	301
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	0%	215
Lakeview School	0%	251
Shiloh Park Middle School	0%	303
John R. Lewis Middle School	0%	752
Edith M. Smith Middle School	0%	483
Daniel Wright Junior High School	0%	744
Deer Path Middle School East	0%	363
Deer Path Middle School West	0%	381
Deerfield High School	0%	1,395
West Oak Intermediate School	0%	242
W.C. Petty Elementary School	0%	439
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	0%	413
Walden Elementary School	0%	446
Washington Elementary School	0%	461
Washington Elementary School	0%	461
Wauconda Grade School	0%	427
Wauconda High School	0%	1,436
Wauconda Middle School	0%	497
Waukegan High School	0%	4,239
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	0%	433
West Elementary School	0%	427
West Oak Middle School	0%	291
Westfield School	0%	338
Whittier Elementary School	0%	414
William L. Thompson School	0%	470
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	0%	405
Wilmot Elementary School	0%	482
Woodland Elementary School	0%	1,425
Woodland Intermediate School	0%	968
Woodland Middle School	0%	1,544
Woodland Primary School	0%	574
Woodlawn Middle School	0%	657
Woodview School	0%	392
Fairhaven School	0%	288
Forrestal Elementary School	0%	386
Frederick School	0%	590
Fremont Elementary School	0%	708
Fremont Intermediate School	0%	637
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	0%	704
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	0%	559
Bannockburn School	0%	169
Barrington High School	0%	2,726
Beach Park Middle School	0%	672
Beulah Park Elementary School	0%	255
Big Hollow Elementary School	0%	518
Big Hollow Middle School	0%	756
Big Hollow Primary School	0%	410
Braeside Elementary School	0%	275
Butterfield School	0%	525
Jack Benny Middle School	0%	504
John S. Clark Elementary School	0%	240
Magee Middle School	0%	630
Matthews Middle School	0%	456
May Whitney Elementary School	0%	732
Meadowview School	0%	396
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	0%	487
Neal Math Science Academy	0%	525
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	0%	414
Newport Elementary School	0%	241
North Barrington Elementary School	0%	432
North Chicago Community High School	0%	818
North Prairie Junior High School	0%	243
Northwood Middle School	0%	524
East Elementary School	0%	267
Edgewood Middle School	0%	657
Elmwood Elementary School	0%	225
Emmons Grade School	0%	274
Evelyn Alexander School	0%	324
Everett Elementary School	0%	307
Tripp School	0%	513
Twin Groves Middle School	0%	593
Oak Crest School	0%	339
Oak Grove Elementary School	0%	910
Oak Terrace Elementary School	0%	529
Oakdale Elementary School	0%	466
Oakland Elementary School	0%	554
Olive C. Martin School	0%	521
Kenneth Murphy School	0%	357
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	0%	452
Kipling Elementary School	0%	459
Park East School	0%	324
Park West School	0%	313
Peter J. Palombi School	0%	821
Pleviak Elementary School	0%	368
Prairie Crossing Charter School	0%	430
Prairie Elementary School	0%	449
Prairie Trail School	0%	392
Prairieview School	0%	399
Meridian School	0%	673
Miguel Juarez Middle School	0%	659
Millburn Middle School	0%	393
Mundelein Consolidated High School	0%	2,241
Ravinia Elementary School	0%	273
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	0%	601
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	0%	312
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	0%	4,573
Adler Park School	0%	221
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	0%	460
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	0%	369
Antioch Community High School	0%	1,262
Antioch Upper Grade School	0%	910
Aptakisic Junior High School	0%	877
Avon Center Elementary School	0%	335
Gavin Central Elementary School	0%	488
Gavin South Middle School	0%	285
Glen Flora Elementary School	0%	457
Glenwood Elementary School	0%	586
Grant Community High School	0%	1,778
Grass Lake Elementary School	0%	176
Grayslake Central High School	0%	1,331
Grayslake Middle School	0%	632
Grayslake North High School	0%	1,162