Quantcast

Lake County Gazette

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Mundelein Elementary School District 75 welcomes 1,569 students in 2021-22 school year

Webp jason helfer

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Mundelein Elementary School District 75 welcomed 1,569 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 3.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Carl Sandburg Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 539 students.

Mundelein Elementary School District 75 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Mundelein.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Mundelein Elementary School District 75 Over the Years

202220212020201920181569156916281628174517451758175817011701

MORE NEWS