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Mundelein, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Diamond Lake Sd 76 #79 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,419 per pupil, Diamond Lake Sd 76 ranks #161 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
869
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$20,419
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Diamond Lake Sd 76 operates 3 public schools serving 869 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,419 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 63.9% local, 23.0% state, and 13.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #79 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 271:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 30.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.0% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% White, 4.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Oak Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 53.3/100.
Its largest campus is West Oak Middle School, enrolling 280 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
West Oak Middle School accounts for 32.2% of all Diamond Lake Sd 76 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Diamond Lake Sd 76-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Diamond Lake Sd 76 student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Diamond Lake Sd 76 is typically wider than the Diamond Lake Sd 76-aggregate figure suggests.
Diamond Lake Sd 76 chronic absenteeism rate is 30.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.