Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Fremont, Mundelein, Wauconda, Wauconda, Hawthorn Woods, Round Lake Park and Indian Creek, and parts of Libertyville, Grayslake, Libertyville, Round Lake and Long Grove.

Students

2,282

Schools

Spent per student

$24,690

IL $21,567

Students per teacher

16:1

Debt

$50.5M

fiscal 2024

The gist

What stands out about Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120

School Grade B: better than 63% of Illinois districts
Spends 14% more per student than the IL average
16 students per teacher
Enrollment up 9.3% since 2020
Debt of $50.5M, about $22,135 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for McHenry.

PK–55 elementary schoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15

6–82 middle schoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15

9–12McHenry Community High SchoolMcHenry Community High School District 156

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21

Math proficiency27%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts34%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 87.3%

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024

$24,690 per student · 14% above IL

Spending

Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 41%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 25%Federal 5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time

2,088’20

2,209’21

2,212’22

2,261’23

2,282’24

Up 9.3% since 2020.

Students

Hispanic 50%White 38%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school.

Mundelein Cons High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Mundelein

B+

2,282 students16:1

Towns served

Fremont 33,607Mundelein 31,915Wauconda 23,911Wauconda 14,027Hawthorn Woods 9,143Round Lake Park 7,919Indian Creek 874

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Buffalo Grove, Ela, Kildeer

$31,024per student

Grayslake Community High School District 127Avon, Hainesville, Lake Villa

$26,844per student

Libertyville Community High School District 128Green Oaks, Mettawa, North Chicago

$33,792per student

Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46Avon, Hainesville, Round Lake Beach

$19,455per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.