School district · Illinois

Waukegan CUSD 60

Waukegan CUSD 60 in Illinois: 22 public schools with 13,640 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,440 per student in FY2024.

Schools
22
Students
13,640
Students per teacher
12.6
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,440
IL $21.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
1,081
Counselors (FTE)
39.0
Students per counselor
350
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
25.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Illinois: 53%

25%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

5,504 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

19%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 81% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

5,490 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$13.0K15
$13.9K16
$15.7K17
$15.8K18
$17.1K19
$20.6K20
$19.8K21
$20.3K22
$21.8K23
$23.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $59.2M
State
65% · $227.8M
Local
18% · $63.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,177
Support services
$9,566
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$25.2M
Long-term debt
$26.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 15Middle schools: 5High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K22114.7——
K–539511.3——
Carman-Buckner Elem SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–550914.516%11%
Clearview Elem SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–54049.611%10%
Glen Flora Elem SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–547612.919%17%
Glenwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–557713.423%26%
Greenwood Elem SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–531811.823%31%
H R McCall Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–539612.056%31%
Hyde Park Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–529513.420%22%
John S Clark Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–526210.9——
Little Fort Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–542113.640%39%
K–543014.319%28%
North Elem SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–549815.111%12%
Oakdale Elem SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–550518.716%10%
Washington Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–538412.423%20%
Whittier Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–543811.830%22%
Edith M Smith Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–849311.213%6.7%
Jack Benny Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–847512.521%12%
John R Lewis Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–872111.334%21%
Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–865110.714%11%
6–858511.922%7.9%
Waukegan High SchoolFree meals for all
9–124,18613.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1201 N Sheridan Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone
(224)303-1000
Website