Grass Lake SD 36

Located at 26177 West Grass Lake Road in Antioch, Illinois, Grass Lake School District 36 is an operational, traditional public school district serving families in a large suburban setting within the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Operating as a focused, single-facility district, Grass Lake provides educational services to students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, creating a continuous learning pathway across a child’s foundational elementary and middle school years. As a standard non-charter public institution, the district blends small-school community connectivity with modern suburban resources, prioritizing a stable, supportive environment tailored to early childhood and early adolescent growth.

With an overall enrollment of 186 students, the district boasts a close-knit learning community characterized by high levels of individual attention. The student body includes 99 female and 87 male students, with a demographic makeup of 138 White, 40 Hispanic, 4 Black, 3 multiracial, and 1 Asian student distributed evenly across grade levels. To cultivate academic success, Grass Lake SD 36 employs a generous staffing structure consisting of 84 full-time equivalent staff members, which includes over 42 full-time equivalent teachers, nearly 7 instructional aides, and more than 35 support personnel. This exceptionally strong educator-to-student ratio enables highly personalized instruction, strong academic intervention, and a well-resourced school ecosystem for students, parents, and educational researchers alike.