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Waukegan CUSD 60

NCES agency ID 1741250 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

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.

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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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Student demographics

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.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem SchoolElementaryKG–0539511.3:1
Carman-Buckner Elem SchoolElementaryPK–0550914.5:1
Clearview Elem SchoolElementaryPK–054049.6:1
Early Learning CenterOtherPK–PK22114.7:1
Edith M Smith Middle SchoolMiddle06–0849311.2:1
Glen Flora Elem SchoolElementaryPK–0547612.9:1
Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementaryKG–0557713.4:1
Greenwood Elem SchoolElementaryPK–0531811.8:1
H R McCall Elem SchoolElementaryKG–0539612:1
Hyde Park Elem SchoolElementaryKG–0529513.4:1
Jack Benny Middle SchoolMiddle06–0847512.5:1
John R Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle06–0872111.3:1
John S Clark Elem SchoolElementaryKG–0526210.9:1
Little Fort Elem SchoolElementaryKG–0542113.6:1
Lyon Magnet Elementary SchoolElementaryKG–0543014.3:1
Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolMiddle06–0865110.7:1
North Elem SchoolElementaryPK–0549815.1:1
Oakdale Elem SchoolElementaryPK–0550518.7:1
Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolMiddle06–0858511.9:1
Washington Elem SchoolElementaryKG–0538412.4:1
Waukegan High SchoolHigh09–124,18613:1
Whittier Elem SchoolElementaryKG–0543811.8:1