DeKalb Times

There were 1,912 Black students enrolled in DeKalb County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 12.1% of the 15,760 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 38 schools in DeKalb County County, Dekalb High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 431 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	22.1	1,954
Huntley Middle School	23.5	922
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	59.4	340
Clinton Rosette Middle School	29.5	599
Tyler Elementary School	55.2	308
Founders Elementary School	28.8	552
Lincoln Elementary School	45.5	290
Jefferson Elementary School	32.2	317
Malta Elementary School	30.4	283
Cortland Elementary School	11	517
Littlejohn Elementary School	15.3	352
Sycamore High School	3.9	1,154
Sycamore Middle School	3.2	815
West Elementary School	6.5	248
South Prairie Elementary School	4.8	289
Southeast Elementary School	4	300
Genoa-Kingston High School	2.4	504
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	0	261
Sandwich Community High School	0	547
Sandwich Middle School	0	433
Somonauk High School	0	234
Somonauk Middle School	0	231
Indian Creek Elementary School	0	249
Indian Creek High School	0	251
Indian Creek Middle School	0	203
Herman E. Dummer School	0	250
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5	0	205
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	0	207
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	0	334
Hinckley-Big Rock High School	0	205
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	0	186
James R. Wood Elementary School	0	279
North Elementary School	0	255
North Grove Elementary School	0	478
Kingston Elementary School	0	338
Prairie View Elementary School	0	181
Genoa Elementary School	0	338
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	0	351