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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 12.1% of DeKalb County County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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Dr. Donna Larson Principal | Official website

Dr. Donna Larson Principal | Official website

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.

Ethnicities in DeKalb County County in 2022-23 School Year
White [60.2%]Hispanic [21.2%]Black [12.1%]Ethnicities <5 [4.7%]
Enrollment Demographics in DeKalb County County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Dekalb High School22.11,954
Huntley Middle School23.5922
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School59.4340
Clinton Rosette Middle School29.5599
Tyler Elementary School55.2308
Founders Elementary School28.8552
Lincoln Elementary School45.5290
Jefferson Elementary School32.2317
Malta Elementary School30.4283
Cortland Elementary School11517
Littlejohn Elementary School15.3352
Sycamore High School3.91,154
Sycamore Middle School3.2815
West Elementary School6.5248
South Prairie Elementary School4.8289
Southeast Elementary School4300
Genoa-Kingston High School2.4504
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School0261
Sandwich Community High School0547
Sandwich Middle School0433
Somonauk High School0234
Somonauk Middle School0231
Indian Creek Elementary School0249
Indian Creek High School0251
Indian Creek Middle School0203
Herman E. Dummer School0250
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-50205
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School0207
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School0334
Hinckley-Big Rock High School0205
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School0186
James R. Wood Elementary School0279
North Elementary School0255
North Grove Elementary School0478
Kingston Elementary School0338
Prairie View Elementary School0181
Genoa Elementary School0338
Genoa-Kingston Middle School0351

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