An equity score of 24/100 ranks Fremont Sd 79 #652 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,197 per pupil, Fremont Sd 79 ranks #407 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,081
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,197
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fremont Sd 79 operates 3 public schools serving 2,081 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 $17,197 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 89.3% local, 7.0% state, and 3.7% 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 24/100, ranked #652 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 16.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.7% White, 17.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fremont Elem School, with a diversity index of 57.0/100.
Its largest campus is Fremont Elem School, enrolling 743 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Fremont Elem School accounts for 35.6% of all Fremont Sd 79 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fremont Sd 79-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Fremont Sd 79 chronic absenteeism rate is 16.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Fremont Sd 79 is typically wider than the Fremont Sd 79-aggregate figure suggests.