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Thursday, October 2, 2025

5,193 multiracial students enrolled in Lake County districts in 2023-24 school year

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Barry Altshuler Vice President | Barrington Community Unit School District 220

Barry Altshuler Vice President | Barrington Community Unit School District 220

There were 5,193 multiracial students enrolled in Lake County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.3% of the 121,280 students in the county. They were the third least represented ethnicity.

Among the 47 districts in Lake County, Barrington Community Unit School District 220 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 376 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
Districtmultiracial Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Barrington Community Unit School District 2204.7%7,971
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 505.6%4,511
Waukegan Community Unit School District 601.7%13,546
Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 466.1%3,514
Libertyville Community High School District 1286.6%3,242
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 418.9%2,371
North Shore School District 1124.7%3,739
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 346.3%2,640
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 1253.6%4,573
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 734.5%3,466
Round Lake Community Unit School District 1162.5%6,090
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 952.7%5,628
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 964.3%3,485
Wauconda Community Unit School District 1183.5%4,193
Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 1025.4%2,538
Deerfield School District 1094.8%2,707
Township High School District 1134.2%3,060
Zion-Benton Township High School District 1265%2,508
Zion Elementary School District 66%2,092
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 1205.5%2,241
North Chicago School District 1873.7%3,382
Grayslake Community High School District 1274.9%2,493
Warren Township High School District 1213.1%3,523
Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 1035.7%1,892
Libertyville School District 705%2,105
Lake Forest School District 675.9%1,650
Gurnee School District 565.3%1,840
Grant Community High School District 1245.2%1,778
Big Hollow School District 385.5%1,684
Oak Grove School District 689.3%910
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 34.2%1,943
Lake Forest Community High School District 1155.1%1,366
Mundelein Elementary School District 754.4%1,551
Fremont School District 793%2,049
Antioch Community High School District 1172.3%2,567
Millburn Community Consolidated School District 244.6%1,093
Winthrop Harbor School District 18.1%581
Lake Bluff Elementary School District 654.7%874
Gavin School District 375.2%773
Fox Lake Grade School District 1144.8%619
Prairie Crossing Charter School6.3%430
Diamond Lake School District 763.2%821
Bannockburn School District 1068.3%169
Rondout School District 728.9%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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