About Our District
Location
North Chicago is nestled between Waukegan on the north, US-41 on the west, Lake Bluff on the south, and features on the southeast side of the city, the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. North Chicago is approximately 20 minutes south of the Wisconsin border, and 45 minutes north of Chicago.
Student Demographics
Five major ethnic groups make up the populace in the North Chicago School District. The majority of our students are Black (48.5%), but our other groups, Hispanic (40.1%), White (7.4%), Multi-racial (2.3%) and Asian (1.4%) provide a robust diversity unique to many areas of the North Shore Communities.
Many of our students qualify for public aid in the form of free or reduced-price lunches. With approximately 80% of our students classified as Low-Income, the school district receives revenue each year from the federal government for Title I reading aid and other support programs.
We also have a growing Hispanic population. Our bilingual program has identified nearly 11.4% of our whole student body, as having a Limited-English Proficiency. Our one-on-one bilingual programs in combination with mainstreamed classes in art, library, computers, physical education, and music allow many of our students to become proficient in English.
Due to the mobile nature of our military population, we also have a higher than average mobility rate at 38.3%. Many of our families stay a year or two before being reassigned to other bases around the U.S. and world. On the positive side, many of our families and students bring experiences from around the world into our classrooms on a daily basis.
Currently, our district is not making AYP due to deficiencies in test scores in Reading and Mathematics. Please consult the Illinois Interactive Report Card for additional information about our testing performance.
Source: 2007, Illinois Interactive Report Card