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The highest-poverty public high schools in Lake County, Illinois

7 public high schools in Lake County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. North Chicago Community High Sch leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 62.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Top % FRL

99.8%

Median % FRL

62.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	North Chicago Community High Sch	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	High	898	99.8%
2	Round Lake Senior High School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	High	2,194	85.1%
3	Waukegan High School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	High	4,186	64.0%
4	Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	2,114	62.0%
5	Zion-Benton East High School	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	419	60.6%
6	Grant Community High School	Fox Lake, IL	Grant CHSD 124	High	1,769	48.2%
7	Wauconda High School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	High	1,452	35.5%

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