Lake County Gazette

The Zion Police Department has decorated the vehicles of its two School Liaison Officers with logos from Shiloh Park Elementary and Zion Central Middle School. The effort was intended to support local schools and foster community pride.

"In a show of support for our schools, the Zion Police Department decorated the vehicles of our two SLO officers with Shiloh Park and Zion Central's school logos. It was a fun way to celebrate school spirit and community pride!"

Zion Elementary School District 6 includes several schools in Lake County, 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. More information about these schools can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 164 teachers who earn an average salary of $58,629 before pension contributions. The teaching staff is composed of 83.3 percent women and 16.7 percent men; none have more than ten absences in a year. Demographically, students in District 6 are 4.9 percent White, 36.6 percent Black, 50.9 percent Hispanic, and 0.2 percent Asian (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

In terms of spending, the district allocated $27,927 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $69,342,294 (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).