DeKalb Times

There were 3,284 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 20.5% of the 15,993 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 39 schools in DeKalb County County, Dekalb High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 600 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dekalb High School	30.4	1,975
Huntley Middle School	29.1	918
Founders Elementary School	39.8	586
Clinton Rosette Middle School	35	609
Cortland Elementary School	40.4	497
Littlejohn Elementary School	50.5	398
Sycamore High School	10.5	1,162
Genoa-Kingston High School	20.9	508
Sandwich Community High School	17.6	579
Sycamore Middle School	10.2	840
Sandwich Middle School	21.6	394
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	32	253
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	22.6	323
Genoa Elementary School	20.1	328
Herman E. Dummer School	22.6	279
Kingston Elementary School	19	332
Dekalb Early Learning And Development Center	33.1	172
Jefferson Elementary School	18.1	315
West Elementary School	20.4	265
North Grove Elementary School	9.3	461
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	12	333
Malta Elementary School	13.4	291
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	10.8	333
Tyler Elementary School	11.8	297
Indian Creek Elementary School	12.3	260
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5	16.9	189
Indian Creek High School	11.8	255
James R. Wood Elementary School	10.5	275
South Prairie Elementary School	11.1	252
Southeast Elementary School	8.5	293
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	11	227
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	16.3	147
Lincoln Elementary School	7.1	312
Indian Creek Middle School	10.4	212
Hinckley-Big Rock High School	10.5	209
Somonauk Middle School	9	222
Somonauk High School	7.7	246
North Elementary School	6.3	272
Prairie View Elementary School	8	174