Lake County Gazette

Ms. Harmon’s fourth grade students participated in a Mars Rover design challenge as part of their technology class. The project involved building rubber band–powered rovers, allowing students to explore concepts such as axles and energy through hands-on experimentation and teamwork.

"Through teamwork and experimentation, they discovered how axles and energy make their rovers roll!" Ms. Harmon said.

Zion Elementary School District 6 serves Lake County and includes several schools: 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; 83.3 percent are women and 16.7 percent are men. Notably, no teachers in the district have more than 10 absences in a school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Additional details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

Student demographics show that Zion Elementary School District 6 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 (ISBE data). Further information can be accessed at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

In terms of spending, the district allocated $27,927 per student in the year 2020 for a total expenditure of $69,342,294 as reported by ISBE at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.