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Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Ela Township, Lake Zurich, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Deer Park and North Barrington.
Students
5,772
Schools
9
Spent per student
$20,810
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$69.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95
- School Grade A: better than 90% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $69.7M, about $12,067 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Coleta.
PK–22 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
3–52 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
6–8Challand Middle SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
9–12Sterling High SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency47%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,810 per student · 4% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 25%Federal 2%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,523’20
5,549’21
5,626’22
5,703’23
5,772’24
Up 4.5% since 2020.
Students
White 75%Asian 10%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
9 public schools.
May Whitney Elem School
A−677 students12:1
Isaac Fox Elementary School
A520 students17:1
Spencer Loomis Elementary School
A−516 students16:1
Seth Paine Elem School
A−495 students14:1
Sarah Adams Elementary School
A+429 students12:1
Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus
A697 students13:1
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus
A599 students11:1
Lake Zurich High School
A+1,839 students14:1
Lake Zurich CUSD 95 Young Adult C
0 students0:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Barrington Community Unit School District 220Barrington, Cuba Township, Lake Barrington
$26,068per student
Township High School District 211Barrington, Palatine Township, Palatine
$27,540per student
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Long Grove, Vernon Township
$31,024per student
Community High School District 155Cuba Township
$25,105per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.