The following index was compiled from the official school census records of the Lake County Superintendent of Schools during these years. Prior to 1960, there was a County Superintendent of Schools who oversaw the educational needs of children within the county. Each local community had their own school(s), was assigned a district number, and reported enrollment statistics to the Superintendent annually. The lower the school district number, the earlier that school district was established. At one time there were fifteen separate school districts in the county. After 1960, these districts were consolidated into one re-organized district that is now known as Lake County RE-1 School District.

The information contained in the record generally shows the name of the student, their age at the start of the school year, place of birth, date of birth, school grade last attended, number of years attending school in this district, nationality of parents and whether the parents were literate or not and the parent’s post office address.

An earnest effort was made to transcribe each student’s name correctly. However, some of the handwritten entries were hard to read, making it difficult to ensure the spelling of a name is accurate. Please check similar or closely spelled names as this may help you in your search.

If you find a name on this list and would like a copy of that person’s record, please contact us. We will respond to regular mail, e-mail (please include your postal address in the e-mail), and phone requests.