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

schools

High

schools

Combined / other

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

Asian

Two or more

13%

Native American

Pacific Islander

School enrollment

White

44%

Hispanic

n/r

Black

Asian

10%

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

Bachelor's+

47.7%

adults 25+

Poverty rate

5.8%

ACS 5-year

Unemployment

5.2%

civilian labor

Median age

23.3% under 18

All schools (208)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
Adlai E Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire	High	09-12	4,489	·
Waukegan High School	Waukegan	High	09-12	4,355	·
Warren Township High School	Gurnee	High	09-12	3,758	·
Barrington High School	Barrington	High	09-12	2,802	·
Round Lake Senior High School	Round Lake	High	09-12	2,258	·
Mundelein Cons High School	Mundelein	High	09-12	2,212	·
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch	Zion	High	09-12	2,113	·
Grant Community High School	Fox Lake	High	09-12	1,837	·
Libertyville High School	Libertyville	High	09-12	1,811	·
Lake Zurich High School	Lake Zurich	High	09-12	1,804	·
Highland Park High School	Highland Park	High	09-12	1,739	·
Woodland Middle School	Gurnee	Middle	06-08	1,668	·
Vernon Hills High School	Vernon Hills	High	09-12	1,505	·
Deerfield High School	Deerfield	High	09-12	1,483	·
Wauconda High School	Wauconda	High	09-12	1,460	·
Lake Forest High School	Lake Forest	High	09-12	1,438	·
Woodland Elementary	Gages Lake	Elementary	01-03	1,425	·
Grayslake Central High School	Grayslake	High	09-12	1,419	·
Lakes Community High School	Lake Villa	High	09-12	1,317	·
Antioch Comm High School	Antioch	High	09-12	1,309	·
Grayslake North High School	Grayslake	High	09-12	1,257	·
Woodland Intermediate Sch	Gurnee	Elementary	04-05	975	·
Oak Grove Elem School	Libertyville	Elementary	KG-08	931	·
Antioch Upper Grade School	Antioch	Middle	06-08	902	·
Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove	Middle	06-08	883	·
North Chicago Community High Sch	North Chicago	High	09-12	868	·
Robert Crown School	Wauconda	Elementary	KG-05	859	·
Peter J Palombi School	Lake Villa	Middle	06-08	837	·
Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights	Middle	06-08	804	·
Big Hollow Middle School	Ingleside	Middle	05-08	803	·
John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan	Middle	06-08	774	·
Daniel Wright Jr High School	Lincolnshire	Middle	06-08	764	·
Fremont Jr High/Middle School	Mundelein	Middle	06-08	763	·
Highland Middle School	Libertyville	Middle	06-08	755	·
Edgewood Middle School	Highland Park	Middle	06-08	739	·
Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park	Middle	06-08	730	·
Millburn Elem School	Old Mill Creek	Elementary	PK-05	709	·
Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods	Middle	06-08	704	·
Magee Middle School	Round Lake	Middle	06-08	673	·
Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan	Middle	06-08	672	·
Woodlawn Middle School	Long Grove	Middle	06-08	670	·
Meridian School	Buffalo Grove	Elementary	04-05	668	·
Fremont Elem School	Mundelein	Elementary	PK-02	666	·
Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake	Middle	07-08	661	·
May Whitney Elem School	Lake Zurich	Elementary	PK-05	657	·
Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills	Middle	06-08	656	·
Fremont Intermediate School	Mundelein	Elementary	03-05	652	·
Glenwood Elementary School	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-05	641	·
Hillcrest Elementary School	Antioch	Elementary	KG-05	638	·
Frederick School	Grayslake	Middle	05-06	633	·
Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan	Middle	06-08	630	·
Woodland Primary School	Gages Lake	Elementary	PK-KG	627	·
Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills	Middle	06-08	623	·
Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove	Middle	06-08	622	·
Half Day School	Lincolnshire	Elementary	03-05	605	·
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich	Middle	06-08	599	·
B J Hooper Elem School	Lindenhurst	Elementary	PK-05	585	·
Lake Bluff Elem Sch	Lake Bluff	Elementary	PK-05	570	·
Oakland Elementary School	Lake Villa	Elementary	KG-05	549	·
Olive C Martin School	Lake Villa	Elementary	PK-05	542	·
Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein	Middle	06-08	539	·
Laura B Sprague School	Lincolnshire	Elementary	PK-02	539	·
Raymond Ellis Elem School	Round Lake Beach	Elementary	01-05	534	·
Big Hollow Elem School	Ingleside	Elementary	02-04	529	·
Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan	Middle	06-08	529	·
Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago	Middle	06-08	529	·
Wauconda Middle School	Wauconda	Middle	06-08	529	·
Viking School	Gurnee	Middle	06-08	527	·
Isaac Fox Elementary School	Lake Zurich	Elementary	KG-05	525	·
Mechanics Grove Elem School	Mundelein	Elementary	03-05	512	·
Tripp School	Buffalo Grove	Elementary	KG-03	512	·
Matthews Middle School	Island Lake	Middle	06-08	510	·
Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan	Middle	06-08	503	·
LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus	Great Lakes	Elementary	KG-08	500	·
Hawthorn Elem School South	Vernon Hills	Elementary	01-05	497	·
Spaulding Elementary School	Gurnee	Elementary	PK-02	482	·
Gavin Central Elementary School	Ingleside	Elementary	PK-04	481	·
Northwood Middle School	Highland Park	Middle	06-08	478	·
William L Thompson School	Lake Villa	Elementary	PK-05	478	·
Wilmot Elem School	Deerfield	Elementary	KG-05	477	·
Indian Trail Elem School	Highland Park	Elementary	KG-05	476	·
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	Hawthorn Woods	Elementary	KG-05	472	·
Kildeer Countryside Elem School	Long Grove	Elementary	01-05	468	·
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-05	468	·
North Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	PK-05	465	·
Prairie Elementary School	Buffalo Grove	Elementary	01-05	464	·
River Trail School	Gurnee	Elementary	KG-08	462	·
Seth Paine Elem School	Hawthorn Woods	Elementary	KG-05	461	·
Alan B Shepard Middle School	Deerfield	Middle	06-08	460	·
Butterfield School	Libertyville	Elementary	PK-05	460	·
Woodview School	Grayslake	Elementary	KG-04	459	·
Ivy Hall Elementary School	Buffalo Grove	Elementary	01-05	457	·
Earl Pritchett School	Buffalo Grove	Elementary	KG-03	455	·
Kipling Elem School	Deerfield	Elementary	KG-05	454	·
W J Murphy Elem School	Round Lake Park	Elementary	01-05	454	·
Wauconda Grade School	Wauconda	Elementary	PK-05	453	·
Glen Flora Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-05	452	·
Walden Elem School	Deerfield	Elementary	KG-05	452	·
W C Petty Elementary School	Antioch	Elementary	KG-05	452	·
Roslyn Road Elem School	Barrington	Elementary	KG-05	451	·
Charles J Caruso Middle School	Deerfield	Middle	06-08	445	·
Indian Hill Elem School	Round Lake Heights	Elementary	01-05	445	·
South Park Elem School	Deerfield	Elementary	PK-05	441	·
Washington Elem School	Mundelein	Elementary	KG-02	440	·
North Barrington Elem School	North Barrington	Elementary	KG-05	439	·
Carman-Buckner Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	PK-05	431	·
Prairie Crossing Charter School	Grayslake	Elementary	KG-08	429	·
Whittier Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-05	427	·
Clearview Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	PK-05	424	·
LEARN Chtr 9 Campus in Waukegan	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-08	421	·
Little Fort Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-05	420	·
Prairie Trail School	Wadsworth	Elementary	03-05	419	·
Big Hollow Primary School	Ingleside	Elementary	PK-01	412	·
Round Lake Beach Elem School	Round Lake Beach	Elementary	01-05	412	·
Hawthorn Sch of Dual Language	Vernon Hills	Elementary	KG-05	409	·
Oakdale Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	PK-05	405	·
Pleviak Elem School	Lake Villa	Elementary	KG-KG	405	·
Sarah Adams Elementary School	Lake Zurich	Elementary	KG-05	404	·
Deer Path Middle Sch West	Lake Forest	Middle	07-08	402	·
Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion	Middle	06-08	401	·
Washington Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-05	400	·
Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr	Buffalo Grove	Elementary	PK-KG	400	·
Howe Elementary School	Beach Park	Elementary	KG-05	398	·
Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst	Middle	06-08	394	·
Country Meadows Elem School	Long Grove	Elementary	01-05	393	·
Beulah Park Elem School	Zion	Elementary	PK-02	392	·
Forrestal Elem School	Great Lakes	Elementary	KG-03	390	·
Hawthorn Elem School North	Vernon Hills	Elementary	01-05	390	·
Copeland Manor Elem School	Libertyville	Elementary	KG-05	386	·
H R McCall Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-05	385	·
Meadowview School	Grayslake	Elementary	KG-04	385	·
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	Zion	High	09-12	383	·
Wayne Thomas Elem School	Highland Park	Elementary	KG-05	381	·
Lakeview School	Zion	Elementary	PK-02	377	·
Sherwood Elem School	Highland Park	Elementary	KG-05	375	·
Oak Terrace Elem School	Highwood	Elementary	KG-05	373	·
Prairieview School	Hainesville	Elementary	KG-04	364	·
Kenneth Murphy School	Beach Park	Elementary	KG-05	361	·
Lotus School	Spring Grove	Elementary	PK-04	359	·
Evelyn Alexander School	North Chicago	Elementary	KG-03	356	·
A J Katzenmaier Academy	North Chicago	Elementary	04-05	354	·
Deer Path Middle Sch East	Lake Forest	Middle	05-06	346	·
Village Elementary School	Round Lake	Elementary	01-05	345	·
Avon Center Elem School	Round Lake Beach	Elementary	KG-04	342	·
Hawthorn Aspen Elem School	Vernon Hills	Elementary	01-05	337	·
Cherokee Elem School	Lake Forest	Elementary	KG-04	336	·
Park East School	Round Lake	Elementary	KG-04	333	·
Westfield School	Winthrop Harbor	Elementary	PK-04	332	·
West Elementary School	Zion	Elementary	03-05	327	·
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-05	325	·
Zion Central Middle School	Zion	Middle	06-08	323	·
Diamond Lake School	Mundelein	Elementary	PK-02	321	·
Park West School	Round Lake	Middle	05-08	320	·
Everett Elem School	Lake Forest	Elementary	KG-04	318	·
Rockland Elem School	Libertyville	Elementary	KG-05	303	·
Elmwood Elem School	Zion	Elementary	03-05	302	·
West Oak Middle School	Mundelein	Middle	06-08	302	·
Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside	Middle	05-08	297	·
Emmons Grade School	Antioch	Elementary	KG-08	293	·
Stanton School	Fox Lake	Middle	05-08	290	·
Lake Bluff Middle School	Lake Bluff	Middle	06-08	288	·
Greenwood Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	PK-05	285	·
Hyde Park Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-05	285	·
Hawthorn Townline Elem Sch	Vernon Hills	Elementary	01-05	284	·
LEARN 10 Charter School	North Chicago	Elementary	KG-08	282	·
Oak Crest School	Beach Park	Elementary	PK-05	282	·
Sheridan Elem School	Lake Forest	Elementary	PK-04	264	·
Ravinia Elem School	Highland Park	Elementary	KG-05	262	·
Braeside Elem School	Highland Park	Elementary	KG-05	260	·
North Prairie Jr High	Winthrop Harbor	Middle	05-08	256	·
Newport Elem School	Wadsworth	Elementary	KG-05	251	·
West Oak Intermediate School	Mundelein	Elementary	03-05	246	·
Adler Park School	Libertyville	Elementary	KG-05	241	·
John S Clark Elem School	Waukegan	Elementary	KG-05	240	·
Hawthorn Sch for Young Learners	Vernon Hills	Elementary	KG-KG	238	·
Green Bay School	Highland Park	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	229	·
Red Oak Elem School	Highland Park	Elementary	KG-05	212	·
Green Bay Early Childhood Center	North Chicago	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	210	·
Grass Lake Elem School	Antioch	Elementary	PK-08	187	·
Bannockburn School	Bannockburn	Elementary	KG-08	176	·
Grayslake Early Childhood	Hainesville	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	167	·
Early Learning Center	Waukegan	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	163	·
Rondout Elem School	Lake Forest	Elementary	KG-08	152	·
Mary Kay McNeill ELC	Antioch	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	131	·
Lincoln School	Mundelein	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	123	·
Lincoln Elem School	Mundelein	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	84	·
Allendale School	Lake Villa	High	09-12	0	·
District 128 Transition Pthwys Ct	Libertyville	High	12-12	0	·
Early Childhood Facility	Round Lake	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	0	·
East Elementary School	Zion	Elementary	PK-02	0	·
Exceptional Learners Collaborativ	Vernon Hills	High	09-12	0	·
Lake Co Collaborative Alop	Grayslake	High	07-12	0	·
Lake Co High Schools Tech Campus	Grayslake	High	11-12	0	·
Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 6-	Vernon Hills	Middle	06-08	0	·
Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 9-	Vernon Hills	High	09-12	0	·
Laremont School	Gages Lake	Other	PK-12	0	·
North Shore Academy	Highland Park	High	06-12	0	·
ROE Alternative Prog of Lake Co	Vernon Hills	High	06-12	0	·
Round Lake Transition Center	Round Lake	High	12-12	0	·
Wauconda CUSD 118 ALOP	Wauconda	Secondary	09-10	0	·
Arbor Academy	Highland Park	Not reported	M -M	·	·
Cyd Lash Academy	Gages Lake	Not reported	M -M	·	·
Fairhaven School	Mundelein	Not reported	M -M	·	·
Gages Lake School	Gages Lake	Not reported	M -M	·	·
John Powers Center	Vernon Hills	Not reported	M -M	·	·
SEDOL Sector Programs	Gages Lake	Not reported	M -M	·	·
South School	Mundelein	Not reported	M -M	·	·
Transition	Vernon Hills	Not reported	M -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