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Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Ela, 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 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 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, Lake Barrington
$26,068per student
Township High School District 211Barrington, Palatine, Palatine
$27,540per student
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Long Grove, Vernon
$31,024per student
Community High School District 155Cuba
$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.