Kane County Reporter

The majority of students in DeKalb County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 16,151 students attending DeKalb County schools, 61.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 20.5% of DeKalb County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in DeKalb County, representing 63.1% of the student body.

Jefferson Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 38.1% white students, 31.1% African American students, 18.1% Hispanic students, 7% multiracial students, and 5.7% Asian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 2.1% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Clinton Rosette Middle School	Hispanic	35%	609
Cortland Elementary School	White	41.4%	497
Dekalb Early Learning And Development Center	White	34.9%	172
Dekalb High School	White	40.9%	1,975
Founders Elementary School	Hispanic	39.8%	586
Genoa Elementary School	White	75.3%	328
Genoa-Kingston High School	White	75%	508
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	White	73.1%	323
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	African American	54.1%	333
Herman E. Dummer School	White	73.1%	279
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5	White	76.2%	189
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	White	84.1%	227
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	White	84.1%	333
Hinckley-Big Rock High School	White	85.6%	209
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	White	81%	158
Huntley Middle School	White	39.1%	918
Indian Creek Elementary School	White	83.8%	260
Indian Creek High School	White	80.4%	255
Indian Creek Middle School	White	84.9%	212
James R. Wood Elementary School	White	83.6%	275
Jefferson Elementary School	White	38.1%	315
Kingston Elementary School	White	78.6%	332
Lincoln Elementary School	African American	46.8%	312
Littlejohn Elementary School	Hispanic	50.5%	398
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	White	64%	253
Malta Elementary School	White	48.1%	291
North Elementary School	White	85.3%	272
North Grove Elementary School	White	80.3%	461
Prairie View Elementary School	White	91.4%	174
Sandwich Community High School	White	76%	579
Sandwich Middle School	White	73.4%	394
Somonauk High School	White	90.2%	246
Somonauk Middle School	White	86%	222
South Prairie Elementary School	White	77.4%	252
Southeast Elementary School	White	81.2%	293
Sycamore High School	White	81.3%	1,162
Sycamore Middle School	White	81.9%	840
Tyler Elementary School	African American	53.2%	297
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	White	78.9%	147
West Elementary School	White	67.9%	265