DeKalb County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 Principal Dr. Minerva Garcia-Sanchez (2023) | DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

By DeKalb Times

Jan 17, 2024

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 had the highest enrollment among DeKalb County districts, welcoming 6,703 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 students was white, accounting for 35.7% of the student population.

Among the eight districts in DeKalb County, Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 3,545 students, while Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 welcomed 1,826 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 roughly covers schools within DeKalb County with its main office in DeKalb.

In the previous school year, DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 also had the highest number of students among DeKalb County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 Over 5 Years

Enrollment in DeKalb County Districts During 2021-22 School Year

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428	DeKalb	6,703
Sycamore Community Unit School District 427	Sycamore	3,545
Sandwich Community Unit School District 430	Sandwich	1,826
Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424	Genoa	1,491
Somonauk Community Unit School District 432	Somonauk	743
Indian Creek School District 425	Shabbona	727
Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429	Hinckley	700
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426	Kirkland	416