Mundelein High School

Listed by NCES as Mundelein Cons HSD 120 (district ID 1727570)

Public school district · Lake County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1727570

Mundelein High School spent $24,008 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 86% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its one school enrolled 2,282 students in 2024-25; 24.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,690 per student, up 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Illinois: 87.6%).

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Mundelein High School in enrollment (2,145 to 2,262 students) and Mundelein High School itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mundelein High School, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25kMundelein High School$24,008Libertyville SD 70$23,441Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Canton Union SD 66$13,914Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mundelein High School, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25kMundelein High School$24,008Libertyville SD 70$23,441Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Canton Union SD 66$13,914Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mundelein High School, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25kMundelein High School$24,008Libertyville SD 70$23,441Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Canton Union SD 66$13,914Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mundelein High School, FY23Mundelein High School $24,008; Libertyville SD 70 $23,441; Bellwood SD 88 $20,709; Lyons SD 103 $19,997; CCSD 89 $19,248; McHenry Community High School $17,575; Mount Prospect SD 57 $16,542; Canton Union SD 66 $13,914; Taylorville CUSD 3 $13,700; Carterville CUSD 5 $10,411; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25kMundelein High School$24,008Libertyville SD 70$23,441Bellwood SD 88$20,709Lyons SD 103$19,997CCSD 89$19,248McHenry Community High School$17,575Mount Prospect SD 57$16,542Canton Union SD 66$13,914Taylorville CUSD 3$13,700Carterville CUSD 5$10,411State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$60,378,000 in revenue: 24.6% state, 72.4% local and 3.0% federal. Total spending including $734,000 of capital outlay was $59,775,000, or $27,023 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mundelein High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,824,000; Local $43,739,000; Federal $1,815,000; total $60,378,000.
  • State$14,824,000 25%
  • Local$43,739,000 72%
  • Federal$1,815,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,212 students in 2022-23, 2,261 students in 2023-24, 2,282 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mundelein High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,212, 2023-24: 2,261, 2024-25: 2,28201k2k3k2022-232,2122023-242,2612024-252,282
Mundelein High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,212, 2023-24: 2,261, 2024-25: 2,28201k2k3k2022-232,2122023-242,2612024-252,282
Mundelein High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,212, 2023-24: 2,261, 2024-25: 2,28201k2k3k2022-232,2122023-242,2612024-252,282
Mundelein High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,212, 2023-24: 2,261, 2024-25: 2,28201k2k3k2022-232,2122023-242,2612024-252,282

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,212133.516.6
2023-242,261139.616.2
2024-252,282144.315.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Mundelein High School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts34%29.9%506

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

88% of the 544 students in Mundelein High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate88%87.6%
Students in the class544149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 2,282 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mundelein Cons High School2,28215.8not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Mundelein High School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Mundelein High School

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMundelein High School ranks 55 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,008).#55 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMundelein High School is the number 189 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,212 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#189 of 865
  3. Carterville CUSD 5The next larger Illinois district: 2,218 students in fall 2022, $10,411 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,411
  4. Mount Prospect SD 57The next smaller Illinois district: 2,191 students in fall 2022, $16,542 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,542
  5. Compare Mundelein High School with Carterville CUSD 5Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mundelein Cons High School, its largest high school2,282 students in 2024-25, 15.8 per teacher.2,282
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Mundelein High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Mundelein High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 2,282 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mundelein High School spend per student?
    $24,008 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,690 per student, up 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mundelein High School's money come from?
    $60,378,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.6% state, 72.4% local and 3.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mundelein High School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 136 of the 2,248 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Mundelein High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mundelein High School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Mundelein High School?
    88% of the 544 students in Mundelein High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Mundelein High School's NCES district ID?
    1727570. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25