Lake County Gazette

Fourth-grade students from Elmwood and West Elementary participated in Zion Elementary School District 6’s Instrument Fitting Night, an event aimed at introducing young learners to music. The evening allowed families and students from different grade levels to connect while exploring musical instruments for the first time.

The event was designed to help students begin their journey in music education, offering them a chance to discover various instruments and consider future participation in school music programs.

Zion Elementary School District 6 includes several schools in Lake County: 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 the district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 164 teachers with an average salary of $58,629 before pension contributions. Of these teachers, 83.3 percent are women and 16.7 percent are men. No teacher in the district has recorded more than ten absences during a school year. Further details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

Demographically, Zion Elementary School District 6 is comprised 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/).

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/).

Instrument Fitting Night reflects the district’s ongoing commitment to supporting diverse educational opportunities for its student population.