Lincoln Way West

Lincoln Way West is a big high school in New Lenox, Illinois, operated by Lincoln Way CHSD 210. The school teaches 2,047 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 145% bigger than typical.

Within Lincoln Way CHSD 210, which oversees 3 schools and 6,734 students, Lincoln Way West is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lincoln Way West shows that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 15% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Will County put median household earnings sit near $109,984, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Lincoln Way West is one.

Nearest neighbor: Union Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Way West.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Lincoln Way West's enrollment has ticked up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,905 (now 2,047).

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