📍 1011 Washington St, Waukegan, Lake County, 60085
Waukegan High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waukegan, Lake County. The school has 4,355 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Hill. It is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 252.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 6% of students are proficient in reading. The school offers 59 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waukegan High School enrolls 4,355 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 252.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,528 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 561 | 13% |
| White | 107 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 68 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 30 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,834 of the school's 4,355 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waukegan High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 60.
Waukegan High School is one of 22 schools in Waukegan CUSD 60, based in Waukegan, Illinois. The district serves 13,640 students district-wide and employs 957 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 4,355 students, Waukegan High School is larger than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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