High school (grades 9-12) · Waukegan, IL

Waukegan High School

Federal NCES profile for Waukegan High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 174125004141
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0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
7
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Waukegan High School earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 84% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Illinois.

#19 of 23
public schools in Waukegan · Resource Index
24
Resource Index · Lower
16.6:1
large classes for Illinois
4,186
students enrolled

Waukegan High School has class sizes larger than 84% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Waukegan High School ranks #19 of 23 public schools in Waukegan, IL.

School address

Waukegan, IL 60085
District: Waukegan Cusd 60 · Illinois

NCES ID 174125004141 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 174125004141 · Waukegan, IL High · LARGE · TRAD

4,186 enr · 16.6:1 · RII 24

Nearest enrollment peer: John R Lewis Middle School (721 students)

Resource Investment Index #19 of 23 public schools in Waukegan. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Waukegan High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Waukegan High School reports 4,186 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Waukegan High School compares

Waukegan High School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.6:1 ▲ 19% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 4,186 top 1% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.6:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
4,186
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16.6:1
students per teacher - 19% above state mean
Top 84% in Illinois - lower ratio than 16% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$21,843
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors9.0 FTE
Per 465 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
331
in-school suspensions + 484 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 83.1%
African American 10.6%
White 2.4%
Asian 1.8%
Two or More 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 83.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 29.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 29.7, Waukegan High School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 18

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Waukegan Cusd 60, which includes Waukegan High School.

$21,843
Per student
+20%
vs Illinois
Avg $18,196
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 24.4%
State 63.4%
Federal 12.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Waukegan High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
John R Lewis Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Miguel Juarez Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Robert E Abbott Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Glenwood Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Carman-Buckner Elem School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Waukegan High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Waukegan Cusd 60 · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~4,186 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.6:1)

Frequently asked questions about Waukegan High School

How many students attend Waukegan High School?

Waukegan High School has 4,186 students enrolled. It is a high school in Waukegan, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Waukegan High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Waukegan High School is 16.6:1, which is 19% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Waukegan High School?

The largest demographic group at Waukegan High School is Hispanic or Latino at 83.1% of enrollment, in Waukegan, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Waukegan High School?

Waukegan High School has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Waukegan High School rank among public schools in Waukegan?

By Resource Investment Index, Waukegan High School ranks #19 of 23 public schools in Waukegan, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Waukegan on the city page.

What other schools are in Waukegan Cusd 60?

Besides Waukegan High School, Waukegan Cusd 60 also operates John R Lewis Middle School (721 students), Miguel Juarez Middle School (651 students), and Robert E Abbott Middle School (585 students). See the Waukegan Cusd 60 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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