Park City’s public schools score below 71% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Park City’s districts is 12%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Park City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Park City’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Warren Township High School District 121 spends $20,075 per student and Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 $23,456, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then six middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Park City’s grade
C: better than 29% of Illinois school districts, #597 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Park City, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Park City · depends on your address
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
Warren Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,537 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
10th grade in Park City · depends on your address
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
Warren Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,537 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
11th grade in Park City · depends on your address
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
Warren Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,537 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
12th grade in Park City · depends on your address
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
Warren Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,537 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gurnee
Parts of Park City (11% of its land) are served by Gurnee School District 56 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Park City
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Park City vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Park City’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Park City | C | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| Waukegan | C | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12 |
| Gurnee | B− | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| Warren | B− | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| Waukegan Township | — | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Warren Township High School District 121 with Park City for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Park City
24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Park City’s schools
Are Park City’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Park City children attend score below 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #597 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Park City in?
Warren Township High School District 121, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,537 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Park City are served by Gurnee School District 56.
Where do Park City kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Waukegan High School and Warren Township High School.
What is Park City’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Park City spend per student?
$20,075 in Warren Township High School District 121, $23,456 in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 and $23,440 in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Park City families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.