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Grayslake, Illinois - 9 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Grayslake Ccsd 46 #362 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,079 per pupil, Grayslake Ccsd 46 ranks #342 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,664
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$17,079
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grayslake Ccsd 46 operates 9 public schools serving 3,664 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,079 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.6% local, 39.3% state, and 10.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #362 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 277.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 18.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.7% White, 33.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grayslake Early Childhood, with a diversity index of 70.4/100.
Its largest campus is Frederick School, enrolling 667 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Grayslake Early Childhood, at 147 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Frederick School accounts for 18.2% of all Grayslake Ccsd 46 student enrollment
That concentration means Grayslake Ccsd 46-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Grayslake Ccsd 46 school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities
Grayslake Ccsd 46 school enrollment ranges from 147 students (lowest) to 667 students (highest), a spread of 520 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Grayslake Ccsd 46 student-counselor ratio is 277:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Grayslake Ccsd 46 is typically wider than the Grayslake Ccsd 46-aggregate figure suggests.
Grayslake Ccsd 46 chronic absenteeism rate is 18.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Grayslake Ccsd 46 is typically wider than the Grayslake Ccsd 46-aggregate figure suggests.