Sheridan Elem School

As a cozy elementary-level community in Lake Forest, Illinois, Sheridan Elem School serves 265 students from grades pre-K through 4, overseen by Lake Forest SD 67. Enrollment runs roughly 30% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Within Lake Forest SD 67, which oversees 5 schools and 1,652 students, Sheridan Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Sheridan Elem School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sheridan Elem School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Sheridan Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Lake County reports that 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%. Sheridan Elem School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lake Forest High School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 15%: 230 students in 2018 compared to 265 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sheridan Elem School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.