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Lake County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year

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Waukegan High School Principal Ms. Avelira Rodriguez Gonzalez (2023) | Waukegan High School

Waukegan High School Principal Ms. Avelira Rodriguez Gonzalez (2023) | Waukegan High School

Waukegan High School had the highest enrollment among Lake County schools, welcoming 4,479 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic, representing 81.6% of the student body at Waukegan High School.

Among the 197 schools in Lake County, Adlai E. Stevenson High School ranked second in enrollment with 4,352 students, while Warren Township High School welcomed 3,651 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Waukegan High School is a part of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60, which generally encompasses schools within Lake County with its main office in Waukegan.

In the previous school year, Waukegan High School had the highest number of students among Lake County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting 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 5 years.

Enrollment in Lake County Over 4 Years
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Demographics in Lake County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal Enrolment
Waukegan High SchoolWaukegan4,479
Adlai E. Stevenson High SchoolLincolnshire4,352
Warren Township High SchoolGurnee3,651
Barrington High SchoolBarrington2,791
Round Lake Senior High SchoolRound Lake2,187
Zion-Benton Township High SchoolZion2,146
Mundelein Consolidated High SchoolMundelein2,145
Grant Community High SchoolFox Lake1,815
Libertyville High SchoolLibertyville1,800
Lake Zurich High SchoolLake Zurich1,767
Highland Park High SchoolHighland Park1,760
Woodland Middle SchoolGurnee1,695
Vernon Hills High SchoolVernon Hills1,496
Deerfield High SchoolDeerfield1,460
Lake Forest High SchoolLake Forest1,454
Wauconda High SchoolWauconda1,388
Grayslake Central High SchoolGrayslake1,331
Woodland Elementary SchoolGages Lake1,317
Lakes Community High SchoolLake Villa1,276
Antioch Community High SchoolAntioch1,268
Grayslake North High SchoolGrayslake1,266
Woodland Intermediate SchoolGurnee1,196
Barrington Middle School - Prairie CampusBarrington988
Barrington Middle School - Station CampusBarrington911
Antioch Upper Grade SchoolAntioch907
Oak Grove Elementary SchoolLibertyville906
Aptakisic Junior High SchoolBuffalo Grove853
Robert Crown SchoolWauconda849
Round Lake Middle SchoolRound Lake Heights819
Peter J. Palombi SchoolLake Villa818
North Chicago Community High SchoolNorth Chicago803
Big Hollow Middle SchoolIngleside782
Fremont Junior High/Middle SchoolMundelein776
John R. Lewis Middle SchoolWaukegan774
Highland Middle SchoolLibertyville760
Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolWaukegan749
Daniel Wright Junior High SchoolLincolnshire733
Beach Park Middle SchoolBeach Park698
Robert E. Abbott Middle SchoolWaukegan692
Edgewood Middle SchoolHighland Park689
Lake Zurich Middle School - North CampusHawthorn Woods685
Millburn Elementary SchoolOld Mill Creek684
Magee Middle SchoolRound Lake679
Woodlawn Middle SchoolLong Grove667
Fremont Elementary SchoolMundelein666
May Whitney Elementary SchoolLake Zurich660
Hawthorn Middle School SouthVernon Hills657
Meridian SchoolBuffalo Grove652
Fremont Intermediate SchoolMundelein651
Grayslake Middle SchoolGrayslake636
Glenwood Elementary SchoolWaukegan630
Hawthorn Middle School NorthVernon Hills611
Woodland Primary SchoolGages Lake609
Hillcrest Elementary SchoolAntioch604
Twin Groves Middle SchoolBuffalo Grove599
B.J. Hooper Elementary SchoolLindenhurst596
Lake Zurich Middle School - South CampusLake Zurich595
Half Day SchoolLincolnshire595
Frederick SchoolGrayslake592
Oakland Elementary SchoolLake Villa569
Jack Benny Middle SchoolWaukegan561
Edith M. Smith Middle SchoolWaukegan552
Viking SchoolGurnee545
Lake Bluff Elementary SchoolLake Bluff544
Neal Math Science AcademyNorth Chicago543
Raymond Ellis Elementary SchoolRound Lake Beach541
Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMundelein539
Cotton Creek SchoolIsland Lake536
Tripp SchoolBuffalo Grove535
Big Hollow Elementary SchoolIngleside534
Wauconda Middle SchoolWauconda532
Matthews Middle SchoolIsland Lake525
Laura B. Sprague SchoolLincolnshire523
Isaac Fox Elementary SchoolLake Zurich521
Olive C. Martin SchoolLake Villa510
Hawthorn Elementary School SouthVernon Hills509
William L. Thompson SchoolLake Villa508
Arnett C. Lines Elementary SchoolBarrington500
Mechanics Grove Elementary SchoolMundelein493
Northwood Middle SchoolHighland Park491
Alan B. Shepard Middle SchoolDeerfield486
LEARN Charter - North Chicago CampusGreat Lakes484
North Elementary SchoolWaukegan474
Wilmot Elementary SchoolDeerfield473
Gavin Central Elementary SchoolIngleside472
Spencer Loomis Elementary SchoolHawthorn Woods469
Washington Elementary SchoolMundelein469
River Trail SchoolGurnee467
Charles J. Caruso Middle SchoolDeerfield466
Carman-Buckner Elementary SchoolWaukegan464
Grove Avenue Elementary SchoolBarrington464
Butterfield SchoolLibertyville460
Spaulding Elementary SchoolGurnee459
Indian Trail Elementary SchoolHighland Park455
Glen Flora Elementary SchoolWaukegan455
Lyon Magnet Elementary SchoolWaukegan454
Whittier Elementary SchoolWaukegan454
Walden Elementary SchoolDeerfield452
Ivy Hall Elementary SchoolBuffalo Grove451
Indian Hill Elementary SchoolRound Lake Heights449
Kildeer Countryside Elementary SchoolLong Grove448
Roslyn Road Elementary SchoolBarrington444
Kipling Elementary SchoolDeerfield442
Clearview Elementary SchoolWaukegan441
Wauconda Grade SchoolWauconda437
W.J. Murphy Elementary SchoolRound Lake Park435
Earl Pritchett SchoolBuffalo Grove434
North Barrington Elementary SchoolNorth Barrington432
LEARN Charter - Waukegan CampusWaukegan427
Countryside Elementary SchoolBarrington426
Oak Terrace Elementary SchoolHighwood426
Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolGrayslake425
Seth Paine Elementary SchoolHawthorn Woods423
Round Lake Beach Elementary SchoolRound Lake Beach423
Oakdale Elementary SchoolWaukegan422
South Park Elementary SchoolDeerfield421
Hawthorn Elementary School NorthVernon Hills420
Prairie Elementary SchoolBuffalo Grove417
Sherwood Elementary SchoolHighland Park413
Washington Elementary SchoolWaukegan413
Forrestal Elementary SchoolGreat Lakes412
Little Fort Elementary SchoolWaukegan410
W.C. Petty Elementary SchoolAntioch410
Country Meadows Elementary SchoolLong Grove404
Woodview SchoolGrayslake403
Big Hollow Primary SchoolIngleside395
Prairie Trail SchoolWadsworth394
H.R. McCall Elementary SchoolWaukegan391
Millburn Middle SchoolLindenhurst387
Deer Path Middle School WestLake Forest384
Hawthorn School of Dual LanguageVernon Hills383
Barbara B. Rose Elementary SchoolSouth Barrington382
Park West SchoolRound Lake381
Pleviak Elementary SchoolLake Villa381
Copeland Manor Elementary SchoolLibertyville367
Lotus SchoolSpring Grove364
Deer Path Middle School EastLake Forest362
Zion Central Middle SchoolZion361
Meadowview SchoolGrayslake361
Sarah Adams Elementary SchoolLake Zurich360
New Tech High - Zion-Benton EastZion355
Howe Elementary SchoolBeach Park354
Village Elementary SchoolRound Lake348
Willow Grove Early Learning CenterBuffalo Grove347
Avon Center Elementary SchoolRound Lake Beach347
West Elementary SchoolZion344
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary SchoolVernon Hills339
A.J. Katzenmaier AcademyNorth Chicago338
Wayne Thomas Elementary SchoolHighland Park333
Kenneth Murphy SchoolBeach Park333
Evelyn Alexander SchoolNorth Chicago332
Prairieview SchoolHainesville330
Gavin South Middle SchoolIngleside327
Westfield SchoolWinthrop Harbor326
Cherokee Elementary SchoolLake Forest325
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary SchoolWaukegan322
Park East SchoolRound Lake318
Lake Bluff Middle SchoolLake Bluff313
Stanton SchoolFox Lake307
Fairhaven SchoolMundelein302
Emmons Grade SchoolAntioch300
Everett Elementary SchoolLake Forest300
West Oak Middle SchoolMundelein295
Hawthorn Townline Elementary SchoolVernon Hills290
Rockland Elementary SchoolLibertyville286
Greenwood Elementary SchoolWaukegan281
Sunny Hill Elementary SchoolCarpentersville279
Beulah Park Elementary SchoolZion277
Oak Crest SchoolBeach Park277
Elmwood Elementary SchoolZion275
Hyde Park Elementary SchoolWaukegan271
Braeside Elementary SchoolHighland Park269
Learn 10 Charter SchoolNorth Chicago264
West Oak Intermediate SchoolMundelein263
Hough Street Elementary SchoolBarrington259
East Elementary SchoolZion253
Ravinia Elementary SchoolHighland Park253
North Prairie Junior High SchoolWinthrop Harbor239
John S. Clark Elementary SchoolWaukegan231
Newport Elementary SchoolWadsworth231
Red Oak Elementary SchoolHighland Park230
Adler Park SchoolLibertyville224
Sheridan Elementary SchoolLake Forest216
Barrington Early Learning CenterBarrington198
Grass Lake Elementary SchoolAntioch174
Greenbay Elementary SchoolNorth Chicago164
Bannockburn SchoolBannockburn153
Grayslake Early Childhood CenterHainesville144
Rondout Elementary SchoolLake Forest136
Early Learning CenterWaukegan121
Lincoln SchoolMundelein109
Lincoln Elementary SchoolMundelein68

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Learn 10 Charter School - North Chicago CampusMiguel Juarez Middle SchoolOak Crest SchoolWilliam L. Thompson SchoolBannockburn SchoolZion Central Middle SchoolMeadowview SchoolStanton SchoolB.j. Hooper Elementary SchoolHawthorn School of Dual LanguageCarman-Buckner Elementary SchoolButterfield SchoolSeth Paine Elementary SchoolGrove Avenue Elementary SchoolNew Tech High - Zion-Benton EastWoodview SchoolHough Street Elementary SchoolAdler Park SchoolEvelyn Alexander SchoolLake Zurich Middle - S. CampusLyon Magnet Elementary SchoolCountry Meadows Elementary SchoolKildeer Countryside Elementary SchoolEarly Learning CenterW.j. Murphy Elementary SchoolOakdale Elementary SchoolClearview Elementary SchoolRondout Elementary SchoolElmwood Elementary SchoolDeerfield High SchoolSheridan Elementary SchoolMay Whitney Elementary SchoolRobert E. Abbott Middle SchoolTwin Groves Middle SchoolAlan B. Shepard Middle SchoolIvy Hall Elementary SchoolRobert Crown SchoolGlenwood Elementary SchoolLake Zurich Middle - N. CampusHawthorn Townline Elementary SchoolOakdale Elementary SchoolNorth Elementary SchoolWilmot Elementary SchoolIsaac Fox Elementary SchoolHillcrest Elementary SchoolWest Oak Intermediate SchoolSouth Park Elementary SchoolEmmons Grade SchoolViking SchoolBeulah Park Elementary SchoolWoodland Primary SchoolGrayslake Early Childhood CenterMundelein Fremont Elementary SchoolArnett C. Lines Elementary SchoolCotton Creek SchoolAndrew Cooke Magnet Elementary SchoolLakes Community High SchoolBeach Park Middle SchoolWashington Elementary SchoolMagee Middle SchoolZion-Benton Township High SchoolWauconda Middle SchoolBig Hollow Elementary SchoolJohn S. Clark Elementary SchoolFairhaven SchoolNorth Barrington Elementary SchoolWauconda Grade SchoolRound Lake Senior High SchoolEast Elementary SchoolPalombi Middle SchoolSherwood Elementary SchoolPrairie Crossing Charter SchoolGrayslake Central High SchoolWayne Thomas Elementary SchoolGrayslake North High SchoolKenneth Murphy SchoolHighland Middle SchoolEverett Elementary SchoolA.j. Katzenmaier AcademyDaniel Webster Middle SchoolWillow Grove Early Learning CenterH.r. McCall Elementary SchoolDeer Path Middle School EastBig Hollow Primary SchoolBig Hollow Middle SchoolGreenwood Elementary SchoolHawthorn Aspen Elementary SchoolNorthwood Junior High SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolBraeside Elementary SchoolWest Elementary SchoolWoodlawn Middle SchoolGrayslake Middle SchoolRound Lake Middle SchoolIndian Hill Elementary SchoolKipling Elementary SchoolEarl Pritchett SchoolBarrington Middle School, Prairie CampusW.c. Petty Elementary SchoolPrairie Trail SchoolMundelein Consolidated High SchoolMillburn Middle SchoolJoseph J. Pleviak Elementary SchoolCharles J. Caruso Middle SchoolMeridian SchoolLearn 6 North Chicago CampusHalf Day SchoolWestfield SchoolRiver Trail SchoolFremont Intermediate SchoolBarrington Early Learning CenterWaukegan High SchoolIndian Trail Elementary SchoolLake Bluff Middle SchoolHyde Park Elementary SchoolHighland Park High SchoolPrairie Elementary SchoolGrass Lake Elementary SchoolWhittier Elementary SchoolNewport Elementary SchoolGrant Community High SchoolNorth Prairie Junior High SchoolVillage Elementary SchoolAntioch Upper Grade SchoolRavinia Elementary SchoolLearn 9 Waukegan CampusJack Benny Middle SchoolMechanics Grove Elementary SchoolBarrington Middle School StationPark East SchoolWoodland Intermediate SchoolForrestal Elementary SchoolLibertyville High SchoolSunny Hill Elementary SchoolBarrington High SchoolStevenson High SchoolHawthorn Middle School NorthWauconda High SchoolVernon Hills High SchoolHawthorn Middle School SouthSpencer Loomis Elementary SchoolHawthorn Elementary School SouthRed Oak Elementary SchoolRound Lake Beach Elementary SchoolWarren Township High SchoolTripp SchoolWest Oak Middle SchoolSpaulding Elementary SchoolCountryside Elementary SchoolOlive C. Martin SchoolSarah Adams Elementary SchoolThomas Jefferson Middle SchoolPrairieview SchoolLaura B. Sprague SchoolLittle Fort Elementary SchoolLake Bluff Elementary SchoolWalden Elementary SchoolGlen Flora Elementary SchoolHawthorn Elementary School NorthRoslyn Road Elementary SchoolRaymond Ellis Elementary SchoolWashington Elementary SchoolGavin South Middle SchoolNorth Chicago Community High SchoolFrederick SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolLake Zurich High SchoolGreenbay Elementary SchoolWoodland Middle SchoolCarl Sandburg Middle SchoolCherokee Elementary SchoolHowe Elementary SchoolLotus SchoolLake Forest High SchoolOak Grove Elementary SchoolOak Terrace Elementary SchoolRockland Elementary SchoolAptakisic Junior High SchoolCopeland Manor Elementary SchoolNeal Math Science AcademyBarbara B. Rose Elementary SchoolEdgewood Middle SchoolGavin Central Elementary School

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