DeKalb Times

There were 1,841 Black students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 11.8% of the 15,609 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 38 schools in DeKalb County, Dekalb High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 437 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dekalb High School	22.6%	1,936
Huntley Middle School	24.9%	876
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	58.6%	314
Founders Elementary School	29.5%	542
Tyler Elementary School	53.7%	283
Clinton Rosette Middle School	26.2%	568
Lincoln Elementary School	44.7%	266
Jefferson Elementary School	31.7%	319
Malta Elementary School	33.3%	285
Cortland Elementary School	11.7%	504
Littlejohn Elementary School	13.1%	359
Sycamore High School	3.6%	1,152
Sycamore Middle School	3.6%	828
South Prairie Elementary School	5.7%	349
West Elementary School	7.1%	252
North Elementary School	3.8%	291
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	0%	268
Sandwich Community High School	0%	531
Sandwich Middle School	0%	423
Somonauk High School	0%	223
Somonauk Middle School	0%	238
Southeast Elementary School	0%	299
Indian Creek Elementary School	0%	251
Indian Creek High School	0%	254
Indian Creek Middle School	0%	222
Herman E. Dummer School	0%	252
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5	0%	215
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	0%	202
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	0%	345
Hinckley-Big Rock High School	0%	200
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	0%	161
James R. Wood Elementary School	0%	298
North Grove Elementary School	0%	426
Kingston Elementary School	0%	331
Prairie View Elementary School	0%	189
Genoa Elementary School	0%	344
Genoa-Kingston High School	0%	465
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	0%	348