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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 34.9% of Lake County’s districts student body in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Jeni Gotto Superintendent of Schools | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

Dr. Jeni Gotto Superintendent of Schools | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

There were 42,300 Hispanic students enrolled in Lake County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 34.9% of the 121,280 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the 47 districts in Lake County, Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 10,996 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lake County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

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.

Ethnic Composition of Lake County School Districts Enrollment (2023-24)

Hispanic [34.9%]White [43.1%]Asian [10.5%]Black [6.8%]Ethnicities <5 [4.5%]
Enrollment Demographics in Lake County Districts During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictHispanic Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Waukegan Community Unit School District 6081.2%13,546
Round Lake Community Unit School District 11679.1%6,090
North Chicago School District 18759.3%3,382
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 5039.7%4,511
Barrington Community Unit School District 22018%7,971
Zion-Benton Township High School District 12655.3%2,508
Wauconda Community Unit School District 11832.4%4,193
Warren Township High School District 12138.1%3,523
Zion Elementary School District 661.8%2,092
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 362.3%1,943
Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 4632.2%3,514
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 12048.6%2,241
Gurnee School District 5649.5%1,840
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 4137.1%2,371
North Shore School District 11222.8%3,739
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7324%3,466
Mundelein Elementary School District 7553.2%1,551
Grayslake Community High School District 12728.4%2,493
Township High School District 11319%3,060
Diamond Lake School District 7666.9%821
Grant Community High School District 12430.8%1,778
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 3420.6%2,640
Big Hollow School District 3830.7%1,684
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 959.1%5,628
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 1259.2%4,573
Libertyville Community High School District 12812.8%3,242
Learn 9 in Waukegan87.2%476
Antioch Community High School District 11715.5%2,567
Fremont School District 7917.2%2,049
Gavin School District 3735.3%773
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 967%3,485
Libertyville School District 709.8%2,105
Winthrop Harbor School District 135.3%581
Fox Lake Grade School District 11432.6%619
Millburn Community Consolidated School District 2415.2%1,093
Lake Forest Community High School District 11511.3%1,366
Deerfield School District 1095.7%2,707
Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 1025.9%2,538
Lake Bluff Elementary School District 6515%874
Lake Forest School District 674.6%1,650
Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 1033.3%1,892
Prairie Crossing Charter School9.5%430
Oak Grove School District 684.4%910
Emmons School District 3312.8%274
Grass Lake School District 3617.6%176
Rondout School District 7211%146

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41Zion Elementary School District 6Fremont School District 79Diamond Lake School District 76Mundelein Elementary School District 75Big Hollow School District 38Gurnee School District 56Grayslake Community High School District 127Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46Bannockburn School District 106Lake Forest Community High School District 115Grass Lake School District 36Township High School District 113Prairie Crossing School DistrictLake Forest School District 67Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50Warren Township High School District 121Winthrop Harbor School District 1Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School DistrictBarrington Community Unit School District 220Deerfield School District 109Gavin School District 37North Chicago School District 187Antioch Community High School District 117Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96Grant Community High School District 124Libertyville School District 70Round Lake Community Unit School District 116Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3Waukegan Community Unit School District 60Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34Libertyville Community High School District 128Lincolnshire Prairie View School District 103Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Learn 9 In WaukeganZion-Benton Township High School District 126Emmons School District 33Fox Lake Grade School District 114Rondout School District 72North Shore School District 112Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24Wauconda Community Unit School District 118Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120Oak Grove School District 68

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