Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 A+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Shields and Lake Bluff, and parts of North Chicago.

At a glance
877Students enrolled
2Schools
2Towns served
$26,375Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades PK–5
Lake Bluff Elem Sch572 students · Lake BluffThis district
Grades 6–8
Lake Bluff Middle School305 students · Lake BluffThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL
Math proficiency54.5%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts54.5%
State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 97% at Lake Forest Community High School District 115, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$26,375
per student each year · 22% above the IL average
Spending
Classroom instruction57%
Support & administration41%
Other2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)77%
State21%
Federal2%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
868’20
863’21
858’22
881’23
877’24
Students
White · 74%651
Hispanic · 14%121
Asian · 6%53
Two or more races · 5%45
Black · 1%6
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

Also covers small parts of North Chicago.

Schools2 in district · 1 next
This district · grades PK–8
Where students go next · Lake Forest Community High School District 115

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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