Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

Listed by NCES as Lake Zurich CUSD 95 (district ID 1721900)

Public school district · Lake County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1721900

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 spent $20,006 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 66% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 8 schools enrolled 5,772 students in 2024-25; 24.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,810 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 in enrollment (5,260 to 5,817 students) and Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, FY23Chsd 218 $26,539; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Chsd 155 $23,700; Oak Park Elementary School District 97 $23,483; Bremen CHSD 228 $23,224; Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,006; Batavia USD 101 $19,649; Arlington Heights SD 25 $18,806; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kChsd 218$26,539Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Chsd 155$23,700Oak Park Elementary School Dis…$23,483Bremen CHSD 228$23,224Lake Zurich Community Unit Sch…$20,006Batavia USD 101$19,649Arlington Heights SD 25$18,806Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit Sc…$14,168State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, FY23Chsd 218 $26,539; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Chsd 155 $23,700; Oak Park Elementary School District 97 $23,483; Bremen CHSD 228 $23,224; Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,006; Batavia USD 101 $19,649; Arlington Heights SD 25 $18,806; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kChsd 218$26,539Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Chsd 155$23,700Oak Park Elementary School District…$23,483Bremen CHSD 228$23,224Lake Zurich Community Unit School D…$20,006Batavia USD 101$19,649Arlington Heights SD 25$18,806Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit School …$14,168State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, FY23Chsd 218 $26,539; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Chsd 155 $23,700; Oak Park Elementary School District 97 $23,483; Bremen CHSD 228 $23,224; Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,006; Batavia USD 101 $19,649; Arlington Heights SD 25 $18,806; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kChsd 218$26,539Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Chsd 155$23,700Oak Park Elementary School District 97$23,483Bremen CHSD 228$23,224Lake Zurich Community Unit School District…$20,006Batavia USD 101$19,649Arlington Heights SD 25$18,806Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit School District…$14,168State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, FY23Chsd 218 $26,539; Comm Cons SD 59 $24,948; Chsd 155 $23,700; Oak Park Elementary School District 97 $23,483; Bremen CHSD 228 $23,224; Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,006; Batavia USD 101 $19,649; Arlington Heights SD 25 $18,806; Alton $16,310; Granite City Community Unit School District #9 $14,168; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kChsd 218$26,539Comm Cons SD 59$24,948Chsd 155$23,700Oak Park Elementary School District 97$23,483Bremen CHSD 228$23,224Lake Zurich Community Unit School Distr…$20,006Batavia USD 101$19,649Arlington Heights SD 25$18,806Alton$16,310Granite City Community Unit School Dist…$14,168State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$137,496,000 in revenue: 24.5% state, 72.9% local and 2.7% federal. Total spending including $18,382,000 of capital outlay was $137,043,000, or $24,359 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $33,633,000; Local $100,178,000; Federal $3,685,000; total $137,496,000.
  • State$33,633,000 24%
  • Local$100,178,000 73%
  • Federal$3,685,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

5,626 students in 2022-23, 5,703 students in 2023-24, 5,772 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,626, 2023-24: 5,703, 2024-25: 5,77202k4k6k2022-235,6262023-245,7032024-255,772
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,626, 2023-24: 5,703, 2024-25: 5,77202k4k6k2022-235,6262023-245,7032024-255,772
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,626, 2023-24: 5,703, 2024-25: 5,77202k4k6k2022-235,6262023-245,7032024-255,772
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,626, 2023-24: 5,703, 2024-25: 5,77202k4k6k2022-235,6262023-245,7032024-255,772

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,626410.913.7
2023-245,703413.613.8
2024-255,772427.113.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 scored proficient or above: 60% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts60%29.9%2,911

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

96% of the 446 students in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate96%87.6%
Students in the class446149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

5 elementary schools, 2,637 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
May Whitney Elementary School67712.2not reportedTargeted program
Isaac Fox Elementary School52016.7not reportedNot Title I
Spencer Loomis Elementary School51616.1not reportedNot Title I
Seth Paine Elementary School49514.3not reportedTargeted program
Sarah Adams Elementary School42912.0not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 1,296 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus69712.7not reportedTargeted program
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus59910.9not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 1,839 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lake Zurich High School1,83914.4not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentLake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 ranks 129 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,006).#129 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisLake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 is the number 52 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 5,626 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#52 of 865
  3. Comm Cons SD 59The next larger Illinois district: 5,707 students in fall 2022, $24,948 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,948
  4. Oak Park Elementary School District 97The next smaller Illinois district: 5,546 students in fall 2022, $23,483 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,483
  5. Compare Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 with Comm Cons SD 59Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lake Zurich High School, its largest high school1,839 students in 2024-25, 14.4 per teacher.1,839
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

  1. How many schools and students are in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 5,772 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 spend per student?
    $20,006 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,810 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95's money come from?
    $137,496,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.5% state, 72.9% local and 2.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 217 of the 5,983 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 scored proficient or above: 60% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95?
    96% of the 446 students in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95's NCES district ID?
    1721900. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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