At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
13,640
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
22
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$21,843
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$12,165
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 13,519
- Teachers (FTE)
- 787.1
- Student–teacher ratio
- 17.2:1
What current records say about Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan CUSD 60 operates 22 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Waukegan, Illinois. NCES reports 13,640 students and 1,081 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Illinois agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 11 of 854 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $21,843 in current expenditure per pupil and $12,165 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 160 of 843 in Illinois. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 37.3%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.4%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,081
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $298,793,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan, Illinois
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 42.3769, -87.8296
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White2.7%
- Hispanic81.4%
- Black11.3%
- Asian1.9%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial1.9%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Waukegan CUSD 60
22 current directory entries
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Showing 1–22 of 22 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 395 | 11.3:1 | |
| Carman-Buckner Elem School | ElementaryPK–05 | 509 | 14.5:1 | |
| Clearview Elem School | ElementaryPK–05 | 404 | 9.6:1 | |
| Early Learning Center | OtherPK–PK | 221 | 14.7:1 | |
| Edith M Smith Middle School | Middle06–08 | 493 | 11.2:1 | |
| Glen Flora Elem School | ElementaryPK–05 | 476 | 12.9:1 | |
| Glenwood Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 577 | 13.4:1 | |
| Greenwood Elem School | ElementaryPK–05 | 318 | 11.8:1 | |
| H R McCall Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 396 | 12:1 | |
| Hyde Park Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 295 | 13.4:1 | |
| Jack Benny Middle School | Middle06–08 | 475 | 12.5:1 | |
| John R Lewis Middle School | Middle06–08 | 721 | 11.3:1 | |
| John S Clark Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 262 | 10.9:1 | |
| Little Fort Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 421 | 13.6:1 | |
| Lyon Magnet Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 430 | 14.3:1 | |
| Miguel Juarez Middle School | Middle06–08 | 651 | 10.7:1 | |
| North Elem School | ElementaryPK–05 | 498 | 15.1:1 | |
| Oakdale Elem School | ElementaryPK–05 | 505 | 18.7:1 | |
| Robert E Abbott Middle School | Middle06–08 | 585 | 11.9:1 | |
| Washington Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 384 | 12.4:1 | |
| Waukegan High School | High09–12 | 4,186 | 13:1 | |
| Whittier Elem School | ElementaryKG–05 | 438 | 11.8:1 |
