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Grayslake Community High School District 127
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Avon, Lake Villa, Round Lake Beach, Grayslake, Round Lake, Lindenhurst, Round Lake Park, Hainesville and Third Lake, and parts of Fremont, Grant, Libertyville and Lake Villa.
Students
2,583
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,844
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$8.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Grayslake Community High School District 127
- School Grade A: better than 88% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts above the state
- Spends 24% more per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.7% since 2020
- Debt of $8.0M, about $3,111 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for McHenry.
PK–55 elementary schoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
6–82 middle schoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
9–12McHenry Community High SchoolMcHenry Community High School District 156
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency40%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$26,844 per student · 24% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 43%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 44%Federal 1%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,738’20
2,680’21
2,676’22
2,581’23
2,583’24
Down 5.7% since 2020.
Students
White 53%Hispanic 29%Black 7%Asian 6%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120Hawthorn Woods, Mundelein, Wauconda
$24,690per student
Warren Township High School District 121Gurnee, Newport, Old Mill Creek
$20,075per student
Grant Community High School District 124Round Lake Heights, Volo, Wauconda
$24,586per student
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118Volo, Wauconda, Wauconda
$21,475per 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.