DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 welcomed 6,584 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 0.7% increase over the previous school year.
Dekalb High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,995 students.
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 roughly covers schools within DeKalb County and has a main office in DeKalb.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Elementary School | 267 | -5.7% |
| Dekalb High School | 1,995 | 3% |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School | 321 | 2.2% |
| Littlejohn Elementary School | 359 | 0% |
| Cortland Elementary School | 518 | 2.8% |
| Huntley Middle School | 853 | -2.6% |
| Founders Elementary School | 560 | 3.3% |
| Malta Elementary School | 289 | 1.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 271 | 1.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 305 | -4.4% |
| Clinton Rosette Middle School | 567 | -0.2% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
