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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Lake County, Illinois

Across Lake County, Illinois, 21 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Lake Forest High School leads the list at 10.4:1, against a median of 14.4:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Best Students/teacher

10.4:1

Median Students/teacher

14.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Lake Forest High School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest CHSD 115	High	1,359	10.4:1
2	Deerfield High School	Deerfield, IL	Twp HSD 113	High	1,437	11.6:1
3	Highland Park High School	Highland Park, IL	Twp HSD 113	High	1,661	12.1:1
4	Vernon Hills High School	Vernon Hills, IL	CHSD 128	High	1,419	12.4:1
5	Grayslake North High School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CHSD 127	High	1,208	12.5:1
6	Grayslake Central High School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CHSD 127	High	1,375	12.9:1
7	Waukegan High School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	High	4,186	13.0:1
8	Libertyville High School	Libertyville, IL	CHSD 128	High	1,777	13.6:1
9	Round Lake Senior High School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	High	2,194	14.2:1
10	Lake Zurich High School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	High	1,839	14.4:1
11	Antioch Comm High School	Antioch, IL	CHSD 117	High	1,313	14.4:1
12	Wauconda High School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	High	1,452	14.5:1
13	Grant Community High School	Fox Lake, IL	Grant CHSD 124	High	1,769	15.0:1
14	North Chicago Community High Sch	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	High	898	15.2:1
15	Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	2,114	15.5:1
16	Zion-Benton East High School	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	419	15.5:1
17	Lakes Community High School	Lake Villa, IL	CHSD 117	High	1,334	15.6:1
18	Warren Township High School	Gurnee, IL	Warren Twp HSD 121	High	3,537	15.6:1
19	Mundelein Cons High School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein Cons HSD 120	High	2,282	15.8:1
20	Adlai E Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	High	4,758	16.0:1
21	Barrington High School	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	High	2,718	16.2:1

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