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Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 welcomes 3,539 students in 2022-23 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 welcomed 3,539 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Sycamore High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,154 students.

Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 roughly covers schools within DeKalb County and has a main office in Sycamore.

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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
West Elementary School248-6.4%
North Elementary School255-6.3%
Southeast Elementary School3002.4%
South Prairie Elementary School28914.7%
Sycamore High School1,154-0.7%
North Grove Elementary School4783.7%
Sycamore Middle School815-3%

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