DeKalb Times

There were 9,775 white students enrolled in DeKalb County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 61.1% of the 15,993 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 39 schools in DeKalb County County, Sycamore High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 945 students.

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 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.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sycamore High School	81.3	1,162
Dekalb High School	40.9	1,975
Sycamore Middle School	81.9	840
Sandwich Community High School	76	579
Genoa-Kingston High School	75	508
North Grove Elementary School	80.3	461
Huntley Middle School	39.1	918
Sandwich Middle School	73.4	394
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	84.1	333
Kingston Elementary School	78.6	332
Genoa Elementary School	75.3	328
Southeast Elementary School	81.2	293
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	73.1	323
North Elementary School	85.3	272
James R. Wood Elementary School	83.6	275
Somonauk High School	90.2	246
Indian Creek Elementary School	83.8	260
Cortland Elementary School	41.4	497
Indian Creek High School	80.4	255
Herman E. Dummer School	73.1	279
South Prairie Elementary School	77.4	252
Somonauk Middle School	86	222
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	84.1	227
Clinton Rosette Middle School	29.7	609
Indian Creek Middle School	84.9	212
West Elementary School	67.9	265
Hinckley-Big Rock High School	85.6	209
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	64	253
Prairie View Elementary School	91.4	174
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5	76.2	189
Malta Elementary School	48.1	291
Founders Elementary School	22.9	586
Lincoln Elementary School	42	312
Jefferson Elementary School	38.1	315
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	78.9	147
Littlejohn Elementary School	27.1	398
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	23.4	333
Tyler Elementary School	22.6	297
Dekalb Early Learning And Development Center	34.9	172