Lake County Gazette

The Zion District 6 Youth Leadership Team continued its summer service efforts by expanding the River of Kindness at West Elementary School. Student leaders collaborated with the Zion Township Summer Work Program to construct and paint benches for community use, aiming to foster teamwork, kindness, and civic pride.

"The Zion District 6 Youth Leadership Team continued its commitment to Realize the Dream through impactful service projects this summer. Student leaders expanded the River of Kindness at West. They partnered with the Zion Township Summer Work Program to build and paint benches for the community, showcasing teamwork, kindness, and civic pride."

Zion Elementary School District 6 includes schools such as Beulah Park Elementary School, East Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School, Lakeview School, Shiloh Park Elementary School, West Elementary School, and Zion Central Middle School. The district serves Lake County students and is described in more detail on its Illinois Report Card profile: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/

According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, Zion Elementary School District 6 employs 164 teachers who earn an average salary of $58,629 before pension contributions. Of these educators, 83.3 percent are women and 16.7 percent are men; none have recorded more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Demographic figures show that the district’s student population is composed of approximately 4.9 percent White students, 36.6 percent Black students, 50.9 percent Hispanic students, and 0.2 percent Asian students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Financially, in 2020 Zion Elementary School District 6 reported spending $27,927 per student for a total expenditure of $69,342,294 (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).