DeKalb Times

There were 654 multiracial students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.2% of the 15,609 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 38 schools in DeKalb County, Dekalb High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 92 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dekalb High School	4.8%	1,936
Huntley Middle School	7.4%	876
Sycamore High School	3.6%	1,152
Clinton Rosette Middle School	7.2%	568
Founders Elementary School	7.6%	542
Cortland Elementary School	7.5%	504
Tyler Elementary School	12.4%	283
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	11.1%	314
Sycamore Middle School	3.9%	828
Littlejohn Elementary School	8.1%	359
Jefferson Elementary School	9.1%	319
North Grove Elementary School	6.1%	426
North Elementary School	6.9%	291
Lincoln Elementary School	6.8%	266
Sandwich Community High School	3.4%	531
West Elementary School	7.1%	252
South Prairie Elementary School	4.6%	349
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	3.8%	345
Malta Elementary School	4.6%	285
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	5.9%	202
Kingston Elementary School	3.3%	331
Southeast Elementary School	3.3%	299
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	0%	268
Sandwich Middle School	0%	423
Somonauk High School	0%	223
Somonauk Middle School	0%	238
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
Hinckley-Big Rock High School	0%	200
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	0%	161
James R. Wood Elementary School	0%	298
Prairie View Elementary School	0%	189
Genoa Elementary School	0%	344
Genoa-Kingston High School	0%	465
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	0%	348