DeKalb Times

There were 3,392 Hispanic students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 21.7% of the 15,609 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 38 schools in DeKalb County, Dekalb High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 645 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dekalb High School	33.3%	1,936
Huntley Middle School	30.5%	876
Clinton Rosette Middle School	38.7%	568
Founders Elementary School	40.6%	542
Cortland Elementary School	41.5%	504
Littlejohn Elementary School	49.3%	359
Sycamore High School	12.6%	1,152
Genoa-Kingston High School	22.8%	465
Sandwich Community High School	19.6%	531
Sandwich Middle School	23.4%	423
Sycamore Middle School	10.7%	828
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	22.7%	348
Genoa Elementary School	22.1%	344
Kingston Elementary School	21.1%	331
Jefferson Elementary School	19.4%	319
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	21.3%	268
South Prairie Elementary School	16.3%	349
West Elementary School	22.6%	252
Herman E. Dummer School	20.2%	252
Malta Elementary School	17.2%	285
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	13.4%	314
James R. Wood Elementary School	13.1%	298
Tyler Elementary School	13.8%	283
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	23.6%	161
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	10.7%	345
Indian Creek Middle School	15.3%	222
Somonauk Middle School	13.4%	238
Southeast Elementary School	10.4%	299
Indian Creek Elementary School	12%	251
Indian Creek High School	11.8%	254
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5	13.5%	215
North Grove Elementary School	6.8%	426
Hinckley-Big Rock High School	13.5%	200
Somonauk High School	11.7%	223
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	11.9%	202
North Elementary School	7.9%	291
Prairie View Elementary School	11.6%	189
Lincoln Elementary School	7.9%	266