Schools
Local School Districts See Increase in Low-Income Student Population
Students in poverty can experience a variety of risk factors and issues, according to the Daily Herald.
Poverty rates have seen a drastic jump in suburban school districts from 2000 to 2012, according to the Daily Herald.
Within Grayslake Elementary District 46, the low-income student population increased by 14 percent from 2000 to 2012, according to the Daily Herald. The state average for increases in the low-income student population grew by 12.3 percent from 2000 to 2012, according to the Daily Herald.
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