DeKalb Times

There were 3,514 Hispanic students enrolled in DeKalb County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 21.9% of the 16,041 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the eight districts in DeKalb County, DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,054 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with DeKalb County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

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.

District	Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428	31.4%	6,538
Sycamore Community Unit School District 427	12%	3,597
Sandwich Community Unit School District 430	20.3%	1,824
Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424	22.2%	1,488
Somonauk Community Unit School District 432	12.8%	759
Indian Creek School District 425	12.9%	727
Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429	12%	691
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426	12.7%	417