DeKalb Times

There were 9,688 white students enrolled in DeKalb County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 60% of the 16,139 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the eight districts in DeKalb County, Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,798 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Sycamore Community Unit School District 427	79.1%	3,539
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428	34%	6,664
Sandwich Community Unit School District 430	74%	1,858
Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424	74.5%	1,531
Somonauk Community Unit School District 432	84.8%	744
Indian Creek School District 425	82.9%	703
Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429	81.7%	688
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426	80.6%	412