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How many students were enrolled in Dekalb County in 2021-22 school year?

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Dekalb County schools welcomed 15,542 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 2.3% over the previous school year.

Dekalb County had the 18th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.5% boys, and 48.5% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 62.6% of its student body.

Within Dekalb County, Dekalb High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,975 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

Enrollment in Dekalb County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Dekalb County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Cortland Elementary SchoolCortland497
Dekalb Early Learning And Development CenterDeKalb172
Dekalb High SchoolDeKalb1,975
Founders Elementary SchoolDeKalb586
Genoa Elementary SchoolGenoa328
Genoa-Kingston High SchoolGenoa508
Genoa-Kingston Middle SchoolGenoa323
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary SchoolDeKalb333
Herman E. Dummer SchoolSandwich279
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5Kirkland189
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High SchoolKirkland227
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary SchoolHinckley333
Hinckley-Big Rock High SchoolHinckley209
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle SchoolBig Rock158
Huntley Middle SchoolDeKalb918
Indian Creek Elementary SchoolShabbona260
Indian Creek High SchoolShabbona255
Indian Creek Middle SchoolWaterman212
James R. Wood Elementary SchoolSomonauk275
Jefferson Elementary SchoolDeKalb315
Kingston Elementary SchoolKingston332
Lincoln Elementary SchoolDeKalb312
Littlejohn Elementary SchoolDeKalb398
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary SchoolSandwich253
Malta Elementary SchoolMalta291
North Elementary SchoolSycamore272
North Grove Elementary SchoolSycamore461
Prairie View Elementary SchoolSandwich174
Sandwich Community High SchoolSandwich579
Sandwich Middle SchoolSandwich394
Somonauk High SchoolSomonauk246
Somonauk Middle SchoolSomonauk222
South Prairie Elementary SchoolSycamore252
Southeast Elementary SchoolSycamore293
Sycamore High SchoolSycamore1,162
Sycamore Middle SchoolSycamore840
Tyler Elementary SchoolDeKalb297
W.W. Woodbury Elementary SchoolSandwich147
West Elementary SchoolSycamore265