Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 Principal Mr. Jared Poynter (2023) | Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 Principal Mr. Jared Poynter (2023) | Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426
Of the 16,151 students attending DeKalb County district schools, 61.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 20.5% of DeKalb County's districts students.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in DeKalb County districts, representing 63.1% of the student body.
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 and Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 had the most diverse student body in the DeKalb County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 2.1% when compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with DeKalb County.
In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 | White | 35.7% | 6,703 |
| Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 | White | 75.5% | 1,491 |
| Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 | White | 80.5% | 416 |
| Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 | White | 83.9% | 700 |
| Indian Creek School District 425 | White | 82.9% | 727 |
| Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 | White | 75% | 1,826 |
| Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 | White | 86.5% | 743 |
| Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 | White | 80.3% | 3,545 |
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