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Carman-Buckner Elementary School, Waukegan, IL

CEP schoolCarman-Buckner Elementary School is a public elementary school in Waukegan, part of Waukegan CUSD 60. It enrolled 509 students in 2024-25, with 14.5 students per full-time teacher.Listed in NCES data as "Carman-Buckner Elem School".

Enrollment and teachers

Students
509
Teachers (FTE)
35.0
Students per teacher
14.5
Grades
PK to 5

This school's ratio is 1.9 higher than the district figure of 12.6. The Illinois average across schools is 13.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school14.5
District12.6
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

School details

Address
520 Helmholz Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone
(224)303-1500
District
Waukegan CUSD 60
County
Lake County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
Suburb: Large
NCES school ID
174125004125
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free or reduced-price lunch
41982.3% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Waukegan CUSD 60

Elementary schools elsewhere in Waukegan

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.