Early Learning Center

As a cozy elementary-level community in Waukegan, Illinois, Early Learning Center works with 221 students from grade pre-K, run under Waukegan CUSD 60. That puts it 42% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Waukegan CUSD 60, which oversees 22 schools and 13,640 students, Early Learning Center is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Early Learning Center logs that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Black, 4% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the resource side, Early Learning Center records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Early Learning Center higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $110,416 per year, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Early Learning Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Clearview Elem School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 255 students in 2018 compared to 221 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 76% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.