Lake County Gazette

There were 48,855 white students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 42.6% of the 114,709 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 179 schools in Lake County, Adlai E. Stevenson High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,964 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	42.9%	4,573
Barrington High School	55.8%	2,726
Lake Zurich High School	77.6%	1,776
Libertyville High School	71.4%	1,765
Warren Township High School	34.6%	3,523
Deerfield High School	82.4%	1,395
Lake Forest High School	76.7%	1,366
Highland Park High School	61.4%	1,665
Grant Community High School	54.8%	1,778
Lakes Community High School	74.6%	1,265
Antioch Community High School	73.4%	1,262
Mundelein Consolidated High School	39.4%	2,241
Wauconda High School	57.6%	1,436
Grayslake Central High School	57.6%	1,331
Vernon Hills High School	50.1%	1,442
Antioch Upper Grade School	68.2%	910
Grayslake North High School	49%	1,162
Woodland Middle School	36.3%	1,544
Highland Middle School	78.1%	712
Oak Grove Elementary School	58.5%	910
Edgewood Middle School	79.8%	657
Robert Crown School	64.4%	810
May Whitney Elementary School	70.5%	732
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	72.7%	677
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	79.9%	613
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	66.3%	704
Woodland Elementary School	32.3%	1,425
Fremont Elementary School	64%	708
Lake Bluff Elementary School	73.9%	587
Fremont Intermediate School	68.1%	637
Peter J. Palombi School	52.9%	821
Millburn Elementary School	61.4%	700
Isaac Fox Elementary School	83.2%	488
Big Hollow Middle School	53.2%	756
Wilmot Elementary School	82.6%	482
Kipling Elementary School	86.7%	459
Butterfield School	75.2%	525
Indian Trail Elementary School	81.6%	479
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	84.3%	460
Walden Elementary School	84.3%	446
Hillcrest Elementary School	59.4%	603
South Park Elementary School	82.4%	433
Oakland Elementary School	63.7%	554
Woodland Intermediate School	36.4%	968
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	81.3%	427
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	73.7%	471
North Barrington Elementary School	78%	432
Grayslake Middle School	52.7%	632
Seth Paine Elementary School	70.6%	470
W.C. Petty Elementary School	75.6%	439
Roslyn Road Elementary School	71.2%	459
Woodlawn Middle School	49.8%	657
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	74.8%	433
Wauconda Middle School	64%	497
Copeland Manor Elementary School	84.9%	371
Sarah Adams Elementary School	78.6%	401
Deer Path Middle School West	82.7%	381
Deer Path Middle School East	85.4%	363
Prairie Crossing Charter School	69.8%	430
Frederick School	50.3%	590
Cherokee Elementary School	86.1%	337
Zion-Benton Township High School	13.8%	2,094
Sherwood Elementary School	78%	364
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	50.8%	559
Big Hollow Elementary School	54.4%	518
Daniel Wright Junior High School	37.4%	744
Millburn Middle School	67.7%	393
Hawthorn Middle School North	45%	589
Aptakisic Junior High School	30.2%	877
Woodview School	64.5%	392
Matthews Middle School	54.6%	456
Half Day School	41.1%	604
Braeside Elementary School	88.7%	275
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	54%	452
Gavin Central Elementary School	50%	488
Everett Elementary School	79.2%	307
Laura B. Sprague School	43.4%	544
Ravinia Elementary School	86.4%	273
Sheridan Elementary School	88.5%	262
Emmons Grade School	84.3%	274
Country Meadows Elementary School	53.1%	431
Twin Groves Middle School	37.9%	593
Northwood Middle School	42.2%	524
Olive C. Martin School	41.8%	521
Rockland Elementary School	78.3%	276
Meadowview School	53.8%	396
Wauconda Grade School	49.4%	427
Ivy Hall Elementary School	41.8%	498
Meridian School	30.9%	673
William L. Thompson School	43.8%	470
Lotus School	57.2%	355
Lake Bluff Middle School	69.3%	287
Big Hollow Primary School	47.6%	410
Hawthorn Elementary School North	49.5%	390
Oak Terrace Elementary School	36.5%	529
Round Lake Senior High School	8.7%	2,146
Carl Sandburg Middle School	34.7%	528
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	36.8%	487
Washington Elementary School	38.6%	461
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	43.2%	405
Woodland Primary School	30.1%	574
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	55.1%	305
Gavin South Middle School	58.6%	285
Prairieview School	41.6%	399
Stanton School	62.5%	264
Hawthorn Elementary School South	32.5%	498
Prairie Elementary School	36.1%	449
Adler Park School	70.1%	221
Earl Pritchett School	32.4%	475
Westfield School	44.7%	338
Park West School	47%	313
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	48.6%	296
Tripp School	27.5%	513
Grass Lake Elementary School	77.8%	176
Park East School	41%	324
Avon Center Elementary School	35.8%	335
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	28.9%	402
North Prairie Junior High School	47.3%	243
Rondout Elementary School	71.2%	146
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	47%	215
Waukegan High School	2.4%	4,239
Viking School	19.7%	493
Spaulding Elementary School	19.5%	492
Bannockburn School	56.2%	169
River Trail School	18.8%	463
Red Oak Elementary School	37.1%	205
Fairhaven School	26%	288
Round Lake Middle School	9.5%	772
Beach Park Middle School	10.3%	672
Prairie Trail School	17.3%	392
Indian Hill Elementary School	14.6%	437
West Oak Middle School	20.3%	291
Kenneth Murphy School	16%	357
West Oak Intermediate School	21.9%	242
Magee Middle School	8.4%	630
Oak Crest School	15.6%	339
Village Elementary School	15.1%	325
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	8.2%	601
Forrestal Elementary School	11.9%	386
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	10.9%	414
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	7.8%	503
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	10.1%	365
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	8%	413
Howe Elementary School	8.4%	334
Newport Elementary School	11.6%	241
Pleviak Elementary School	7.3%	368
Edith M. Smith Middle School	5%	483
Jack Benny Middle School	4.6%	504
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	6.2%	369
John R. Lewis Middle School	2.8%	752
West Elementary School	4.7%	427
Greenwood Elementary School	6.1%	312
Beulah Park Elementary School	7.1%	255
Oakdale Elementary School	3.6%	466
Learn 10 Charter School	5.3%	301
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	3.2%	476
H.R. McCall Elementary School	4%	377
North Chicago Community High School	1.8%	818
Elmwood Elementary School	6.7%	225
Miguel Juarez Middle School	2.3%	659
Glen Flora Elementary School	3.3%	457
John S. Clark Elementary School	5.8%	240
Neal Math Science Academy	2.7%	525
Zion Central Middle School	3.3%	364
Little Fort Elementary School	2.7%	411
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	1.7%	584
Lakeview School	4%	251
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	3.2%	312
Glenwood Elementary School	1.7%	586
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	0%	485
Clearview Elementary School	0%	414
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	0%	468
North Elementary School	0%	472
Hyde Park Elementary School	0%	270
Shiloh Park Middle School	0%	303
Washington Elementary School	0%	461
Whittier Elementary School	0%	414
East Elementary School	0%	267
Evelyn Alexander School	0%	324