Wauconda, IL·CUSD 118
Homes in the
Wauconda HS district.
Wauconda wraps small-town lake life around Bangs Lake with Bulldog pride, easy Route 12 and Route 176 access, and a hometown high school that has anchored the village since 1915.
- Homes for sale
- 54
- Typical list
- $445,000
- Most expensive
- $1,799,000
- Most affordable
- $200,000
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Bulldogs · Purple & Gold · 1,480 students · Northern Lake County Conference
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Market snapshot
The Wauconda HS area, by the numbers
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Homes for sale now
102
Typical list price
$422,450
Avg time on market
9 days
Sold in the last year
277
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$392,000
What it's like to live here
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@prettybri444Living near Wauconda HS
The area, not just the school
Life around Wauconda High School centers on Bangs Lake, the resort lake that first put this village on the map when Chicagoans rode the rail line out to its beaches in the early 1900s. Today the lakefront, the Main Street farmers market, and the summertime Wauconda Fest carnival held right by the high school give the area a genuine small-town, water-town feel that is hard to find this close to the city.
Housing runs the full range, from older cottages and homes near the lake and downtown to the larger subdivisions and townhome developments that filled in north of the village center through the 1990s and 2000s. The result is a mix of price points, so first-time buyers and move-up families both find footing here. Commuters lean on U.S. Route 12, Illinois Route 176, and Illinois Route 59, with O'Hare International Airport roughly 30 miles out.
For buyers, the draw is the blend: lake recreation and a tight community calendar on one side, and practical highway access to the broader northwest suburbs and Chicago jobs on the other. The village grew from about 9,400 residents in 2000 to just over 14,000 by 2020, a steady pace that keeps the hometown character intact.
🐶Home of the Bulldogs
Wauconda competes in purple and gold in the Northern Lake County Conference.
🏫Open since 1915
The high school first opened its doors in September 1915 and remains the district's only high school.
🎓About 1,480 students
Enrollment was roughly 1,480 in the 2023-24 school year, grades 9 through 12.
🏞️Bangs Lake town
The village grew up around Bangs Lake, a former Chicago resort lake that still anchors local recreation.
🚗Highway access
Route 12, Route 176, and Route 59 connect Wauconda to the northwest suburbs, with O'Hare about 30 miles away.
🎨Arts School of Distinction
The art program is recognized as an Illinois Art Education School of Distinction.
The school
About Wauconda Community High School
Wauconda High School first opened its doors in September 1915 and has served the village of Wauconda, in Lake County, ever since. It is the lone high school of Wauconda Community Unit School District 118, which educates students from Pre-K through 12th grade across Wauconda and surrounding communities including Island Lake, Lakemoor, and Volo. The campus sits along North Main Street near Bangs Lake, the resort lake that drew Chicago vacationers to the area in the early 1900s.
Wauconda High School serves grades 9 through 12 with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 16 to 1. The school offers Advanced Placement coursework, with an AP participation rate reported around 36 percent, and has held a four-year graduation rate in the high 80s to low 90s in recent years. Its art program is designated an Illinois Art Education School of Distinction, and its theatre program has taken productions to the Illinois High School Theatre Festival.
Wauconda competes as the Bulldogs in the Northern Lake County Conference under the IHSA, in purple and gold. The school fields a broad program including football, baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, cross country, and track and field. In recent seasons the football team shared a Northern Lake County Conference title and reached the IHSA playoffs in consecutive years.
- District
- CUSD 118
- Founded
- 1915
- Principal
- Dan Nicholas
- Conference
- Northern Lake County Conference
- Address
- 555 North Main Street, Wauconda, IL 60084
Notable alumni
- Grace Lynn Keller. Class of 2017, later crowned Miss Iowa 2021 and Miss Iowa USA 2023.
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District CUSD 118 website. Last verified 2026-06-26.
Listings filtered by the school the MRED listing agent assigned. Roughly 7 in 10 active listings have this field populated; the remaining listings will surface once the school-district boundary pipeline ships. School assignment is not a guarantee. Always verify with the district before writing an offer.
The questions buyers actually ask
Wauconda HS FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the Wauconda HS district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- Which school district serves the Wauconda area, and what is the high school?
- The area is served by Wauconda Community Unit School District 118, a Pre-K through 12 district whose only high school is Wauconda Community High School (the Bulldogs) at 555 North Main Street.
- Which communities feed into Wauconda High School?
- District 118 draws from Wauconda and surrounding communities including Island Lake, Lakemoor, and Volo, plus unincorporated nearby areas, so homes across several lake-area towns can fall in the attendance zone. Always confirm the exact boundary for a specific address.
- How big is Wauconda High School and what does it offer academically?
- It is a mid-size four-year high school with about 1,480 students, Advanced Placement coursework, and recognized arts programs, including an Illinois Art Education School of Distinction designation for art.
- What is the commute like, and can I get alerts when homes hit the market here?
- Wauconda sits on Route 12, Route 176, and Route 59, with O'Hare roughly 30 miles out, making it a workable northwest-suburb base. To get a call or text when new listings in this school's area come up, reach out at 224-385-8779 to set up alerts.
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This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period June 27, 2025 through June 27, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.