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Lake County

Illinois · Public K-12

208 public schools serving approximately 118,820 students, in a county of 714,223 residents.

Schools
208
51 districts
Enrollment
118,820
NCES CCD
Median income
$110,416
Above Illinois avg
Free/reduced lunch
29.4%
Below Illinois avg
Elementary
115
schools
Middle
45
schools
High
30
schools
Combined / other
18
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
Waukegan CUSD 60
13,679 students · 51 districts in Lake County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Lake County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents
White
61%
Hispanic
25%
Black
7%
Asian
9%
Two or more
13%
Native American
1%
Pacific Islander
0%
School enrollment
White
44%
Hispanic
n/r
Black
7%
Asian
10%
Two or more
4%
Native American
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
Bachelor's+
47.7%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
5.8%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
5.2%
civilian labor
Median age
39
23.3% under 18

All schools (208)

NameCityLevelGradesEnrollmentRating
Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolLincolnshireHigh09-124,489·
Waukegan High SchoolWaukeganHigh09-124,355·
Warren Township High SchoolGurneeHigh09-123,758·
Barrington High SchoolBarringtonHigh09-122,802·
Round Lake Senior High SchoolRound LakeHigh09-122,258·
Mundelein Cons High SchoolMundeleinHigh09-122,212·
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi SchZionHigh09-122,113·
Grant Community High SchoolFox LakeHigh09-121,837·
Libertyville High SchoolLibertyvilleHigh09-121,811·
Lake Zurich High SchoolLake ZurichHigh09-121,804·
Highland Park High SchoolHighland ParkHigh09-121,739·
Woodland Middle SchoolGurneeMiddle06-081,668·
Vernon Hills High SchoolVernon HillsHigh09-121,505·
Deerfield High SchoolDeerfieldHigh09-121,483·
Wauconda High SchoolWaucondaHigh09-121,460·
Lake Forest High SchoolLake ForestHigh09-121,438·
Woodland ElementaryGages LakeElementary01-031,425·
Grayslake Central High SchoolGrayslakeHigh09-121,419·
Lakes Community High SchoolLake VillaHigh09-121,317·
Antioch Comm High SchoolAntiochHigh09-121,309·
Grayslake North High SchoolGrayslakeHigh09-121,257·
Woodland Intermediate SchGurneeElementary04-05975·
Oak Grove Elem SchoolLibertyvilleElementaryKG-08931·
Antioch Upper Grade SchoolAntiochMiddle06-08902·
Aptakisic Junior High SchoolBuffalo GroveMiddle06-08883·
North Chicago Community High SchNorth ChicagoHigh09-12868·
Robert Crown SchoolWaucondaElementaryKG-05859·
Peter J Palombi SchoolLake VillaMiddle06-08837·
Round Lake Middle SchoolRound Lake HeightsMiddle06-08804·
Big Hollow Middle SchoolInglesideMiddle05-08803·
John R Lewis Middle SchoolWaukeganMiddle06-08774·
Daniel Wright Jr High SchoolLincolnshireMiddle06-08764·
Fremont Jr High/Middle SchoolMundeleinMiddle06-08763·
Highland Middle SchoolLibertyvilleMiddle06-08755·
Edgewood Middle SchoolHighland ParkMiddle06-08739·
Beach Park Middle SchoolBeach ParkMiddle06-08730·
Millburn Elem SchoolOld Mill CreekElementaryPK-05709·
Lake Zurich Middle - N CampusHawthorn WoodsMiddle06-08704·
Magee Middle SchoolRound LakeMiddle06-08673·
Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolWaukeganMiddle06-08672·
Woodlawn Middle SchoolLong GroveMiddle06-08670·
Meridian SchoolBuffalo GroveElementary04-05668·
Fremont Elem SchoolMundeleinElementaryPK-02666·
Grayslake Middle SchoolGrayslakeMiddle07-08661·
May Whitney Elem SchoolLake ZurichElementaryPK-05657·
Hawthorn Middle School SouthVernon HillsMiddle06-08656·
Fremont Intermediate SchoolMundeleinElementary03-05652·
Glenwood Elementary SchoolWaukeganElementaryKG-05641·
Hillcrest Elementary SchoolAntiochElementaryKG-05638·
Frederick SchoolGrayslakeMiddle05-06633·
Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolWaukeganMiddle06-08630·
Woodland Primary SchoolGages LakeElementaryPK-KG627·
Hawthorn Middle School NorthVernon HillsMiddle06-08623·
Twin Groves Middle SchoolBuffalo GroveMiddle06-08622·
Half Day SchoolLincolnshireElementary03-05605·
Lake Zurich Middle - S CampusLake ZurichMiddle06-08599·
B J Hooper Elem SchoolLindenhurstElementaryPK-05585·
Lake Bluff Elem SchLake BluffElementaryPK-05570·
Oakland Elementary SchoolLake VillaElementaryKG-05549·
Olive C Martin SchoolLake VillaElementaryPK-05542·
Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMundeleinMiddle06-08539·
Laura B Sprague SchoolLincolnshireElementaryPK-02539·
Raymond Ellis Elem SchoolRound Lake BeachElementary01-05534·
Big Hollow Elem SchoolInglesideElementary02-04529·
Jack Benny Middle SchoolWaukeganMiddle06-08529·
Neal Math Science AcademyNorth ChicagoMiddle06-08529·
Wauconda Middle SchoolWaucondaMiddle06-08529·
Viking SchoolGurneeMiddle06-08527·
Isaac Fox Elementary SchoolLake ZurichElementaryKG-05525·
Mechanics Grove Elem SchoolMundeleinElementary03-05512·
Tripp SchoolBuffalo GroveElementaryKG-03512·
Matthews Middle SchoolIsland LakeMiddle06-08510·
Edith M Smith Middle SchoolWaukeganMiddle06-08503·
LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago CampusGreat LakesElementaryKG-08500·
Hawthorn Elem School SouthVernon HillsElementary01-05497·
Spaulding Elementary SchoolGurneeElementaryPK-02482·
Gavin Central Elementary SchoolInglesideElementaryPK-04481·
Northwood Middle SchoolHighland ParkMiddle06-08478·
William L Thompson SchoolLake VillaElementaryPK-05478·
Wilmot Elem SchoolDeerfieldElementaryKG-05477·
Indian Trail Elem SchoolHighland ParkElementaryKG-05476·
Spencer Loomis Elementary SchoolHawthorn WoodsElementaryKG-05472·
Kildeer Countryside Elem SchoolLong GroveElementary01-05468·
Lyon Magnet Elementary SchoolWaukeganElementaryKG-05468·
North Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryPK-05465·
Prairie Elementary SchoolBuffalo GroveElementary01-05464·
River Trail SchoolGurneeElementaryKG-08462·
Seth Paine Elem SchoolHawthorn WoodsElementaryKG-05461·
Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolDeerfieldMiddle06-08460·
Butterfield SchoolLibertyvilleElementaryPK-05460·
Woodview SchoolGrayslakeElementaryKG-04459·
Ivy Hall Elementary SchoolBuffalo GroveElementary01-05457·
Earl Pritchett SchoolBuffalo GroveElementaryKG-03455·
Kipling Elem SchoolDeerfieldElementaryKG-05454·
W J Murphy Elem SchoolRound Lake ParkElementary01-05454·
Wauconda Grade SchoolWaucondaElementaryPK-05453·
Glen Flora Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryKG-05452·
Walden Elem SchoolDeerfieldElementaryKG-05452·
W C Petty Elementary SchoolAntiochElementaryKG-05452·
Roslyn Road Elem SchoolBarringtonElementaryKG-05451·
Charles J Caruso Middle SchoolDeerfieldMiddle06-08445·
Indian Hill Elem SchoolRound Lake HeightsElementary01-05445·
South Park Elem SchoolDeerfieldElementaryPK-05441·
Washington Elem SchoolMundeleinElementaryKG-02440·
North Barrington Elem SchoolNorth BarringtonElementaryKG-05439·
Carman-Buckner Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryPK-05431·
Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolGrayslakeElementaryKG-08429·
Whittier Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryKG-05427·
Clearview Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryPK-05424·
LEARN Chtr 9 Campus in WaukeganWaukeganElementaryKG-08421·
Little Fort Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryKG-05420·
Prairie Trail SchoolWadsworthElementary03-05419·
Big Hollow Primary SchoolInglesideElementaryPK-01412·
Round Lake Beach Elem SchoolRound Lake BeachElementary01-05412·
Hawthorn Sch of Dual LanguageVernon HillsElementaryKG-05409·
Oakdale Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryPK-05405·
Pleviak Elem SchoolLake VillaElementaryKG-KG405·
Sarah Adams Elementary SchoolLake ZurichElementaryKG-05404·
Deer Path Middle Sch WestLake ForestMiddle07-08402·
Shiloh Park Middle SchoolZionMiddle06-08401·
Washington Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryKG-05400·
Willow Grove Early Learning CtrBuffalo GroveElementaryPK-KG400·
Howe Elementary SchoolBeach ParkElementaryKG-05398·
Millburn Middle SchoolLindenhurstMiddle06-08394·
Country Meadows Elem SchoolLong GroveElementary01-05393·
Beulah Park Elem SchoolZionElementaryPK-02392·
Forrestal Elem SchoolGreat LakesElementaryKG-03390·
Hawthorn Elem School NorthVernon HillsElementary01-05390·
Copeland Manor Elem SchoolLibertyvilleElementaryKG-05386·
H R McCall Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryKG-05385·
Meadowview SchoolGrayslakeElementaryKG-04385·
New Tech High - Zion-Benton EastZionHigh09-12383·
Wayne Thomas Elem SchoolHighland ParkElementaryKG-05381·
Lakeview SchoolZionElementaryPK-02377·
Sherwood Elem SchoolHighland ParkElementaryKG-05375·
Oak Terrace Elem SchoolHighwoodElementaryKG-05373·
Prairieview SchoolHainesvilleElementaryKG-04364·
Kenneth Murphy SchoolBeach ParkElementaryKG-05361·
Lotus SchoolSpring GroveElementaryPK-04359·
Evelyn Alexander SchoolNorth ChicagoElementaryKG-03356·
A J Katzenmaier AcademyNorth ChicagoElementary04-05354·
Deer Path Middle Sch EastLake ForestMiddle05-06346·
Village Elementary SchoolRound LakeElementary01-05345·
Avon Center Elem SchoolRound Lake BeachElementaryKG-04342·
Hawthorn Aspen Elem SchoolVernon HillsElementary01-05337·
Cherokee Elem SchoolLake ForestElementaryKG-04336·
Park East SchoolRound LakeElementaryKG-04333·
Westfield SchoolWinthrop HarborElementaryPK-04332·
West Elementary SchoolZionElementary03-05327·
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryKG-05325·
Zion Central Middle SchoolZionMiddle06-08323·
Diamond Lake SchoolMundeleinElementaryPK-02321·
Park West SchoolRound LakeMiddle05-08320·
Everett Elem SchoolLake ForestElementaryKG-04318·
Rockland Elem SchoolLibertyvilleElementaryKG-05303·
Elmwood Elem SchoolZionElementary03-05302·
West Oak Middle SchoolMundeleinMiddle06-08302·
Gavin South Middle SchoolInglesideMiddle05-08297·
Emmons Grade SchoolAntiochElementaryKG-08293·
Stanton SchoolFox LakeMiddle05-08290·
Lake Bluff Middle SchoolLake BluffMiddle06-08288·
Greenwood Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryPK-05285·
Hyde Park Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryKG-05285·
Hawthorn Townline Elem SchVernon HillsElementary01-05284·
LEARN 10 Charter SchoolNorth ChicagoElementaryKG-08282·
Oak Crest SchoolBeach ParkElementaryPK-05282·
Sheridan Elem SchoolLake ForestElementaryPK-04264·
Ravinia Elem SchoolHighland ParkElementaryKG-05262·
Braeside Elem SchoolHighland ParkElementaryKG-05260·
North Prairie Jr HighWinthrop HarborMiddle05-08256·
Newport Elem SchoolWadsworthElementaryKG-05251·
West Oak Intermediate SchoolMundeleinElementary03-05246·
Adler Park SchoolLibertyvilleElementaryKG-05241·
John S Clark Elem SchoolWaukeganElementaryKG-05240·
Hawthorn Sch for Young LearnersVernon HillsElementaryKG-KG238·
Green Bay SchoolHighland ParkPrekindergartenPK-PK229·
Red Oak Elem SchoolHighland ParkElementaryKG-05212·
Green Bay Early Childhood CenterNorth ChicagoPrekindergartenPK-PK210·
Grass Lake Elem SchoolAntiochElementaryPK-08187·
Bannockburn SchoolBannockburnElementaryKG-08176·
Grayslake Early ChildhoodHainesvillePrekindergartenPK-PK167·
Early Learning CenterWaukeganPrekindergartenPK-PK163·
Rondout Elem SchoolLake ForestElementaryKG-08152·
Mary Kay McNeill ELCAntiochPrekindergartenPK-PK131·
Lincoln SchoolMundeleinPrekindergartenPK-PK123·
Lincoln Elem SchoolMundeleinPrekindergartenPK-PK84·
Allendale SchoolLake VillaHigh09-120·
District 128 Transition Pthwys CtLibertyvilleHigh12-120·
Early Childhood FacilityRound LakePrekindergartenPK-PK0·
East Elementary SchoolZionElementaryPK-020·
Exceptional Learners CollaborativVernon HillsHigh09-120·
Lake Co Collaborative AlopGrayslakeHigh07-120·
Lake Co High Schools Tech CampusGrayslakeHigh11-120·
Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 6-Vernon HillsMiddle06-080·
Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 9-Vernon HillsHigh09-120·
Laremont SchoolGages LakeOtherPK-120·
North Shore AcademyHighland ParkHigh06-120·
ROE Alternative Prog of Lake CoVernon HillsHigh06-120·
Round Lake Transition CenterRound LakeHigh12-120·
Wauconda CUSD 118 ALOPWaucondaSecondary09-100·
Arbor AcademyHighland ParkNot reportedM -M ··
Cyd Lash AcademyGages LakeNot reportedM -M ··
Fairhaven SchoolMundeleinNot reportedM -M ··
Gages Lake SchoolGages LakeNot reportedM -M ··
John Powers CenterVernon HillsNot reportedM -M ··
SEDOL Sector ProgramsGages LakeNot reportedM -M ··
South SchoolMundeleinNot reportedM -M ··
TransitionVernon HillsNot reportedM -M ··

Frequently asked

How many K-12 schools serve Lake County?
There are 208 public K-12 schools in Lake County, Illinois, with a combined enrollment of about 118,820.
How many high schools are in Lake County?
Lake County, Illinois has 30 public high schools, along with 45 middle schools and 115 elementary schools.
What is the largest school district in Lake County?
Waukegan CUSD 60 is the largest school district in Lake County, serving approximately 13,679 students. The county contains 51 school districts overall.
How many people live in Lake County?
Lake County has roughly 714,223 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What is the median household income in Lake County?
Median household income in Lake County is $110,416, above the Illinois average of $70,291. About 5.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
How educated are residents of Lake County?
Approximately 47.7% of adults 25 and older in Lake County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of students in Lake County qualify for free or reduced lunch?
Roughly 29.4% of students in Lake County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is lower than the Illinois county average of 48.8%.
What is the student-teacher ratio in Lake County schools?
Across Lake County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 13.8 to 1.
What is the racial makeup of Lake County?
Lake County residents are approximately 61% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 13% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of housing in Lake County is owner-occupied?
Lake County has about 270,618 housing units, of which roughly 74.8% are owner-occupied.
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data