Early Learning Center
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 221 | 100% |
Where Early Learning Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #1,977 of 2,419 | #113 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,474 of 2,035 | #102 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #1,322 of 2,042 | #92 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #747 of 1,461 | #29 of 71 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 221 | 15 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 10 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 11 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 163 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 55% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 15 | 24.5:1 | 53% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 68% (116) |
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (255 to 221); teachers down 29% (21 to 15).
About Early Learning Center
Early Learning Center is an elementary school with a street address in Waukegan, Illinois. The school counted 221 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K. That puts enrollment 42% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Early Learning Center belongs to Waukegan CUSD 60, a district of 22 schools and 13,640 students.
Of every 100 students at Early Learning Center, about 81 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 12% Black and 4% White. Census figures show Lake County is about 25% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 15 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.7:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1.
Census data for Lake County show the median household earns about $110,416 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Early Learning Center, Lake County has 214 public schools.
Clearview Elementary School is the nearest public school to Early Learning Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. Early Learning Center is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Early Learning Center has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Early Learning Center enrolled 163 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 221.
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