North Cook News

Lake County schools welcomed 121,234 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.7% from the previous school year.

Lake County had the third highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.1% boys, and 48.9% girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Lake County students was white, making up about 44.5% of all the students.

Within Lake County, Waukegan High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 4,479 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last five years.

School	City	Enrollment
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	North Chicago	338
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire	4,352
Adler Park School	Libertyville	224
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	Deerfield	486
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	Waukegan	322
Antioch Community High School	Antioch	1,268
Antioch Upper Grade School	Antioch	907
Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove	853
Arnett C. Lines Elementary School	Barrington	500
Avon Center Elementary School	Round Lake Beach	347
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	Lindenhurst	596
Bannockburn School	Bannockburn	153
Barbara B. Rose Elementary School	South Barrington	382
Barrington Early Learning Center	Barrington	198
Barrington High School	Barrington	2,791
Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus	Barrington	988
Barrington Middle School - Station Campus	Barrington	911
Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park	698
Beulah Park Elementary School	Zion	277
Big Hollow Elementary School	Ingleside	534
Big Hollow Middle School	Ingleside	782
Big Hollow Primary School	Ingleside	395
Braeside Elementary School	Highland Park	269
Butterfield School	Libertyville	460
Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein	539
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	Waukegan	464
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	Deerfield	466
Cherokee Elementary School	Lake Forest	325
Clearview Elementary School	Waukegan	441
Copeland Manor Elementary School	Libertyville	367
Cotton Creek School	Island Lake	536
Country Meadows Elementary School	Long Grove	404
Countryside Elementary School	Barrington	426
Daniel Wright Junior High School	Lincolnshire	733
Deer Path Middle School East	Lake Forest	362
Deer Path Middle School West	Lake Forest	384
Deerfield High School	Deerfield	1,460
Earl Pritchett School	Buffalo Grove	434
Early Learning Center	Waukegan	121
East Elementary School	Zion	253
Edgewood Middle School	Highland Park	689
Edith M. Smith Middle School	Waukegan	552
Elmwood Elementary School	Zion	275
Emmons Grade School	Antioch	300
Evelyn Alexander School	North Chicago	332
Everett Elementary School	Lake Forest	300
Fairhaven School	Mundelein	302
Forrestal Elementary School	Great Lakes	412
Frederick School	Grayslake	592
Fremont Elementary School	Mundelein	666
Fremont Intermediate School	Mundelein	651
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	Mundelein	776
Gavin Central Elementary School	Ingleside	472
Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside	327
Glen Flora Elementary School	Waukegan	455
Glenwood Elementary School	Waukegan	630
Grant Community High School	Fox Lake	1,815
Grass Lake Elementary School	Antioch	174
Grayslake Central High School	Grayslake	1,331
Grayslake Early Childhood Center	Hainesville	144
Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake	636
Grayslake North High School	Grayslake	1,266
Greenbay Elementary School	North Chicago	164
Greenwood Elementary School	Waukegan	281
Grove Avenue Elementary School	Barrington	464
H.R. McCall Elementary School	Waukegan	391
Half Day School	Lincolnshire	595
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	Vernon Hills	339
Hawthorn Elementary School North	Vernon Hills	420
Hawthorn Elementary School South	Vernon Hills	509
Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills	611
Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills	657
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	Vernon Hills	383
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	Vernon Hills	290
Highland Middle School	Libertyville	760
Highland Park High School	Highland Park	1,760
Hillcrest Elementary School	Antioch	604
Hough Street Elementary School	Barrington	259
Howe Elementary School	Beach Park	354
Hyde Park Elementary School	Waukegan	271
Indian Hill Elementary School	Round Lake Heights	449
Indian Trail Elementary School	Highland Park	455
Isaac Fox Elementary School	Lake Zurich	521
Ivy Hall Elementary School	Buffalo Grove	451
Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan	561
John R. Lewis Middle School	Waukegan	774
John S. Clark Elementary School	Waukegan	231
Kenneth Murphy School	Beach Park	333
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	Long Grove	448
Kipling Elementary School	Deerfield	442
Lake Bluff Elementary School	Lake Bluff	544
Lake Bluff Middle School	Lake Bluff	313
Lake Forest High School	Lake Forest	1,454
Lake Zurich High School	Lake Zurich	1,767
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	Hawthorn Woods	685
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	Lake Zurich	595
Lakes Community High School	Lake Villa	1,276
Laura B. Sprague School	Lincolnshire	523
Learn 10 Charter School	North Chicago	264
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	Great Lakes	484
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	Waukegan	427
Libertyville High School	Libertyville	1,800
Lincoln Elementary School	Mundelein	68
Lincoln School	Mundelein	109
Little Fort Elementary School	Waukegan	410
Lotus School	Spring Grove	364
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Waukegan	454
Magee Middle School	Round Lake	679
Matthews Middle School	Island Lake	525
May Whitney Elementary School	Lake Zurich	660
Meadowview School	Grayslake	361
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	Mundelein	493
Meridian School	Buffalo Grove	652
Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan	749
Millburn Elementary School	Old Mill Creek	684
Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst	387
Mundelein Consolidated High School	Mundelein	2,145
Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago	543
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	Zion	355
Newport Elementary School	Wadsworth	231
North Barrington Elementary School	North Barrington	432
North Chicago Community High School	North Chicago	803
North Elementary School	Waukegan	474
North Prairie Junior High School	Winthrop Harbor	239
Northwood Middle School	Highland Park	491
Oak Crest School	Beach Park	277
Oak Grove Elementary School	Libertyville	906
Oak Terrace Elementary School	Highwood	426
Oakdale Elementary School	Waukegan	422
Oakland Elementary School	Lake Villa	569
Olive C. Martin School	Lake Villa	510
Park East School	Round Lake	318
Park West School	Round Lake	381
Peter J. Palombi School	Lake Villa	818
Pleviak Elementary School	Lake Villa	381
Prairie Crossing Charter School	Grayslake	425
Prairie Elementary School	Buffalo Grove	417
Prairie Trail School	Wadsworth	394
Prairieview School	Hainesville	330
Ravinia Elementary School	Highland Park	253
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	Round Lake Beach	541
Red Oak Elementary School	Highland Park	230
River Trail School	Gurnee	467
Robert Crown School	Wauconda	849
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	Waukegan	692
Rockland Elementary School	Libertyville	286
Rondout Elementary School	Lake Forest	136
Roslyn Road Elementary School	Barrington	444
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	Round Lake Beach	423
Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights	819
Round Lake Senior High School	Round Lake	2,187
Sarah Adams Elementary School	Lake Zurich	360
Seth Paine Elementary School	Hawthorn Woods	423
Sheridan Elementary School	Lake Forest	216
Sherwood Elementary School	Highland Park	413
South Park Elementary School	Deerfield	421
Spaulding Elementary School	Gurnee	459
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	Hawthorn Woods	469
Stanton School	Fox Lake	307
Sunny Hill Elementary School	Carpentersville	279
Tripp School	Buffalo Grove	535
Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove	599
Vernon Hills High School	Vernon Hills	1,496
Viking School	Gurnee	545
Village Elementary School	Round Lake	348
W.C. Petty Elementary School	Antioch	410
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	Round Lake Park	435
Walden Elementary School	Deerfield	452
Warren Township High School	Gurnee	3,651
Washington Elementary School	Mundelein	469
Washington Elementary School	Waukegan	413
Wauconda Grade School	Wauconda	437
Wauconda High School	Wauconda	1,388
Wauconda Middle School	Wauconda	532
Waukegan High School	Waukegan	4,479
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	Highland Park	333
West Elementary School	Zion	344
West Oak Intermediate School	Mundelein	263
West Oak Middle School	Mundelein	295
Westfield School	Winthrop Harbor	326
Whittier Elementary School	Waukegan	454
William L. Thompson School	Lake Villa	508
Willow Grove Early Learning Center	Buffalo Grove	347
Wilmot Elementary School	Deerfield	473
Woodland Elementary School	Gages Lake	1,317
Woodland Intermediate School	Gurnee	1,196
Woodland Middle School	Gurnee	1,695
Woodland Primary School	Gages Lake	609
Woodlawn Middle School	Long Grove	667
Woodview School	Grayslake	403
Zion Central Middle School	Zion	361
Zion-Benton Township High School	Zion	2,146