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Gurnee, Illinois - 1 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Warren Twp Hsd 121 #621 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,756 per pupil, Warren Twp Hsd 121 ranks #296 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,758
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$17,756
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Warren Twp Hsd 121 operates 1 public schools serving 3,758 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $17,756 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 65.9% local, 29.5% state, and 4.6% 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 26/100, ranked #621 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 272.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.4% Hispanic or Latino, 32.3% White, 15.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Warren Township High School, enrolling 3,537 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Warren Township High School accounts for 94.1% of all Warren Twp Hsd 121 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Warren Twp Hsd 121 a distant remainder — means Warren Twp Hsd 121-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Warren Twp Hsd 121 student-counselor ratio is 272:1 — 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 Warren Twp Hsd 121 is typically wider than the Warren Twp Hsd 121-aggregate figure suggests.
Warren Twp Hsd 121 chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Warren Twp Hsd 121 is typically wider than the Warren Twp Hsd 121-aggregate figure suggests.