Zion Elementary School District 6

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 D-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Zion and Zion, and parts of Benton.

At a glance

2,176Students enrolled

7Schools

2Towns served

$24,770Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

84%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Zion

Grades PK–2

Beulah Park Elem School or East Elementary School or Lakeview SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3–5

West Elementary School or Elmwood Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Shiloh Park Middle School or Zion Central Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch or Zion-Benton East High SchoolDepends on your addressZion-Benton Township High School District 126

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 proficiency4%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts6%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 84% at Zion-Benton Township High School District 126, 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

$24,770

per student each year · 15% above the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction45%

Support & administration52%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)25%

State58%

Federal17%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 4 years

2,223’21

2,122’22

2,161’23

2,176’24

Students

Hispanic · 62%1,351

Black · 28%604

Two or more races · 5%118

White · 4%96

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

Asian · 0%3

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

Towns served

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Zion24,600 people

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Zion24,600 people

Also covers small parts of Benton.

Schools7 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–8

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West Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 339 students · Zion

D-Public 📚

Elmwood Elem SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 336 students · Zion

DPublic 📚

Beulah Park Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 289 students · Zion

D-Public 📚

East Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 275 students · Zion

Public 📚

Lakeview SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 249 students · Zion

Public 📚

Shiloh Park Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 358 students · Zion

Public 📚

Zion Central Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 330 students · Zion

C-Public

Where students go next · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126

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Zion-Benton East High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 419 students · Zion

C-Public 🏫

Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi SchHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,114 students · Zion

CPublic

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

Nearby districts

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Warren Township High School District 121Newport · Wadsworth · $20,075 per student

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Waukegan Community Unit School District 60Beach Park · Waukegan · $23,440 per student

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Gurnee School District 56Wadsworth · $20,917 per student

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Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24Newport · $21,001 per student

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.