Indian Trail Elem School

Indian Trail Elem School is a mid-tier primary school in Highland Park, Illinois, one of the schools within North Shore SD 112. The school educates 472 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Indian Trail Elem School sits 24% larger than that benchmark.

North Shore SD 112 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,730 students; Indian Trail Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Indian Trail Elem School reports that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Indian Trail Elem School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Indian Trail Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, census data for Lake County shows median household income runs about $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Indian Trail Elem School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

The closest other public school is Highland Park High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 70%: 277 students in 2018 compared to 472 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.