DeKalb Times

There were 1,923 Black students enrolled in DeKalb County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 12% of the 15,993 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 39 schools in DeKalb County County, Dekalb High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 446 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dekalb High School	22.6	1,975
Huntley Middle School	23.4	918
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	54.1	333
Founders Elementary School	28.8	586
Clinton Rosette Middle School	26.8	609
Tyler Elementary School	53.2	297
Lincoln Elementary School	46.8	312
Jefferson Elementary School	31.1	315
Malta Elementary School	30.6	291
Littlejohn Elementary School	14.6	398
Cortland Elementary School	10.9	497
Dekalb Early Learning And Development Center	22.7	172
Sycamore High School	3	1,162
Sycamore Middle School	2.4	840
South Prairie Elementary School	6.7	252
West Elementary School	6	265
North Grove Elementary School	2.2	461
Genoa-Kingston High School	2	508
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	0	253
Sandwich Community High School	0	579
Sandwich Middle School	0	394
Somonauk High School	0	246
Somonauk Middle School	0	222
Southeast Elementary School	0	293
Indian Creek Elementary School	0	260
Indian Creek High School	0	255
Indian Creek Middle School	0	212
Herman E. Dummer School	0	279
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5	0	189
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	0	227
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	0	333
Hinckley-Big Rock High School	0	209
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	0	147
James R. Wood Elementary School	0	275
North Elementary School	0	272
Kingston Elementary School	0	332
Prairie View Elementary School	0	174
Genoa Elementary School	0	328
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	0	323