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30 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Lake County districts in 2023-24 school year

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Christine Martinez Board President | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

Christine Martinez Board President | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

There were 30 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Lake County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 7.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Pacific Islander students made up 0% of the 121,280 students in the county. They were the least represented ethnicity.

Among the 47 districts in Lake County, Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 16 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
DistrictPacific Islander Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Waukegan Community Unit School District 600.1%13,546
Warren Township High School District 1210.4%3,523

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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