Lake County Gazette

On October 29, 2025, staff from Zion Elementary School District 6 participated in a district-wide in-service day focused on collaboration and professional development. During the event, educators worked together to share ideas and strengthen their curriculum.

"It was a productive day full of learning from one another and expanding educational possibilities!" according to the district's statement.

Zion Elementary School District 6 serves Lake County and includes 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/.

The district employs 164 teachers who earn 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 has reported more than ten absences in a school year (source: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Demographically, the student body is composed of approximately 4.9 percent White students, 36.6 percent Black students, 50.9 percent Hispanic students, and 0.2 percent Asian students (see https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/ for details).

In terms of financials, the district spent $27,927 per student in 2020 with total expenditures amounting to $69,342,294 (source: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).