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Waukegan CUSD 60, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Waukegan CUSD 60 runs 22 public schools with 13,640 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.6 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
22
Students
13,640
Teachers (FTE)
1,081
Students per teacher
12.6
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
1201 N Sheridan Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085
County
Lake County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1741250
State district ID
IL-34-049-0600-26
Total staff (FTE)
2,461
School counselors (FTE)
39.0About 350 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
70.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.6
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 (14,455), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$319.7 million
Federal revenue
$30.9 million
State revenue
$215.6 million
Local revenue
$73.2 million
Total spending
$305.8 million
Spending per pupil
$21,156
Salaries
$135.8 million44.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$31.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 9.7%
  • State: 67.4%
  • Local: 22.9%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,156
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Waukegan CUSD 60

By level: 1 high, 5 middle, 15 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 539511.3
Carman-Buckner Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 550914.5
Clearview Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 54049.6
Early Learning CenterPrekindergartenPK22114.7
Edith M Smith Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 849311.2
Glen Flora Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 547612.9
Glenwood Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 557713.4
Greenwood Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531811.8
H R McCall Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 539612.0
Hyde Park Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 529513.4
Jack Benny Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 847512.5
John R Lewis Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 872111.3
John S Clark Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 526210.9
Little Fort Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 542113.6
Lyon Magnet Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 543014.3
Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 865110.7
North Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 549815.1
Oakdale Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 550518.7
Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 858511.9
Washington Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 538412.4
Waukegan High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 124,18613.0
Whittier Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 543811.8

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.