DeKalb Times

The majority of students in DeKalb County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 15,760 students attending DeKalb County schools, 60.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 21.2% of DeKalb County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in DeKalb County, representing 61.4% of the student body.

Jefferson Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 37.9% white students, 32.2% African American students, 20.2% Hispanic students, 6.6% multiracial students, and 3.2% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.4% compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Clinton Rosette Middle School	Hispanic	34.1%	599
Cortland Elementary School	Hispanic	41.8%	517
Dekalb High School	White	39.3%	1,954
Founders Elementary School	Hispanic	40.8%	552
Genoa Elementary School	White	76.9%	338
Genoa-Kingston High School	White	74.2%	504
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	White	70.9%	351
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	African American	59.4%	340
Herman E. Dummer School	White	75.6%	250
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5	White	80%	205
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	White	81.2%	207
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	White	81.7%	334
Hinckley-Big Rock High School	White	79%	205
Huntley Middle School	White	37.4%	922
Indian Creek Elementary School	White	85.1%	249
Indian Creek High School	White	80.5%	251
Indian Creek Middle School	White	83.3%	203
James R. Wood Elementary School	White	84.6%	279
Jefferson Elementary School	White	37.9%	317
Kingston Elementary School	White	76%	338
Lincoln Elementary School	African American	45.5%	290
Littlejohn Elementary School	Hispanic	50.3%	352
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	White	65.1%	261
Malta Elementary School	White	47.3%	283
North Elementary School	White	83.9%	255
North Grove Elementary School	White	79.3%	478
Prairie View Elementary School	White	89.5%	181
Sandwich Community High School	White	74.4%	547
Sandwich Middle School	White	72.5%	433
Somonauk High School	White	85.9%	234
Somonauk Middle School	White	84%	231
South Prairie Elementary School	White	75.8%	289
Southeast Elementary School	White	81%	300
Sycamore High School	White	79.5%	1,154
Sycamore Middle School	White	81.1%	815
Tyler Elementary School	African American	55.2%	308
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	White	71.5%	186
West Elementary School	White	66.5%	248