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Lake Forest Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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Lake Forest Sd 67 School District details

Lake Forest Sd 67 School District
300 S Waukegan Rd
Lake Forest, IL 60045

1,657 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Lake Forest Sd 67 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.5% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
65%
30%
68%
34%
62%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cherokee Elem School
475 Cherokee Rd
Lake Forest, IL, 60045
KG-04
Deer Path Middle School East
95 W Deerpath
Lake Forest, IL, 60045
05-06
Deer Path Middle School West
155 W Deerpath
Lake Forest, IL, 60045
07-08
Everett Elem School
1111 Everett School Rd
Lake Forest, IL, 60045
KG-04
Sheridan Elem School
1360 N Sheridan Rd
Lake Forest, IL, 60045
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.5% 48.2%
Black 1.0% 17.2%
Hispanic 4.9% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.4% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,293 $28,655,000 56.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,203 $3,650,000 7.2%
Staff $2,577 $4,270,000 8.5%
General Administration $849 $1,407,000 2.8%
School Administration $1,345 $2,229,000 4.4%
Operation $1,873 $3,104,000 6.2%
Transportation $635 $1,053,000 2.1%
Other $1,779 $2,948,000 5.9%
Total Support $11,262 $18,661,000 37.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,841 $3,051,000 6.1%
Total Expenditures $30,396 $50,367,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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