Wauconda High School

Located at 555 N Main St, in Wauconda, Illinois, Wauconda High School is a big senior high that caters to 1,452 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Wauconda CUSD 118. Enrollment runs roughly 74% above the state mean of about 834.

Wauconda CUSD 118 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,186 students. Wauconda High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wauconda High School records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Lake County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Wauconda High School records 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Lake County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wauconda High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 44.4%, a residual of -6.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $110,416 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Lake County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), Wauconda High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wauconda Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wauconda High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wauconda High School's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,355 (now 1,452). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 29% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On this page, members of the Wauconda High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.