Lake County Gazette

West and East Elementary students participated in a cultural event on Friday, September 5, when Dr. Jill Bruellman, a professor at the College of Lake County (CLC), visited with graduate students from Japan. The visitors introduced Japanese traditions to the students by teaching origami and performing a dance.

The event was held as part of efforts to expose students to different cultures. West Elementary School and East Elementary School are both part of Zion Elementary School District 6, which serves several schools in Lake County, including Beulah Park Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School, Lakeview School, Shiloh Park Elementary School, and Zion Central Middle School. More information about the district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, Zion Elementary School District 6 employs 164 teachers with an average salary of $58,629 before pension contributions. The majority of teachers are women (83.3 percent), while men make up 16.7 percent of the staff. There are no teachers in the district with more than ten absences in a school year. Details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

Demographically, Zion Elementary School District 6 is composed of 4.9 percent White students, 36.6 percent Black students, 50.9 percent Hispanic students, and 0.2 percent Asian students according to ISBE data: 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/).