DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 Principal Dr. Minerva Garcia-Sanchez (2023) | DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 Principal Dr. Minerva Garcia-Sanchez (2023) | DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.4% of the 16,151 students in DeKalb County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity.
Among the eight districts in DeKalb County, DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 424 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with DeKalb County.
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.
| District | % of multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 | 6.3% | 6,703 |
| Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 | 3.9% | 3,545 |
| Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 | 3.2% | 1,826 |
| Indian Creek School District 425 | 3.4% | 727 |
| Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 | 4.3% | 416 |
| Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 | 2.4% | 700 |
| Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 | 1.1% | 1,491 |
| Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 | 1.3% | 743 |
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