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Lake Forest CHSD 115 School District, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Lake Forest CHSD 115 School District runs 1 public school with 1,359 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 10.4 students per teacher is 3.3 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.Listed in NCES data as "Lake Forest CHSD 115".

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
1,359
Teachers (FTE)
131
Students per teacher
10.4
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
300 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
County
Lake County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1721780
State district ID
IL-34-049-1150-16
Total staff (FTE)
302
School counselors (FTE)
6.0About 227 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
19.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district10.4
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,501), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$47.5 million
Federal revenue
$722,000
State revenue
$1.4 million
Local revenue
$45.3 million
Total spending
$45.5 million
Spending per pupil
$30,343
Salaries
$28.0 million61.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$23.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 1.5%
  • State: 3.0%
  • Local: 95.4%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$30,343
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Lake Forest CHSD 115 School District

By level: 1 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Lake Forest High SchoolHigh9 to 121,35910.4

Nearby and related

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