Lake County Gazette

There were 1,379 white students enrolled in Fremont School District 79 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Fremont School District 79 welcomed 2,213 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 65.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Fremont School District 79 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Mundelein.

Among the three schools in Fremont School District 79, Fremont Junior High/Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 510 students.

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 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	2,093	1,379	65.9%
2021	2,104	1,418	67.4%
2020	2,202	1,516	68.8%
2019	2,233	1,568	70.2%
2018	2,213	1,559	70.4%