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Mundelein, Illinois - 3 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks Fremont Sd 79 #747 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,745 per pupil, Fremont Sd 79 ranks #728 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,081
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,745
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 $12,745 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 848 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 14/100, ranked #747 of 763 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 dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
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.