Grass Lake Elem School

Grass Lake Elem School is an elementary school of small scale in Antioch, Illinois, operated by Grass Lake SD 36, works with 186 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 51% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Operationally, Grass Lake Elem School answers to Grass Lake SD 36, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Grass Lake Elem School lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder reads as 22% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

In the area at large, Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $110,416 per year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Grass Lake Elem School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

Olive C Martin School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Grass Lake Elem School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grass Lake Elem School has showed little movement, going from 187 students in 2018 to 186 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 86% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.