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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised less than 1% of DeKalb County’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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Dekalb High School Principal Dr. Donna Larson (2023) | Dekalb High School

Dekalb High School Principal Dr. Donna Larson (2023) | Dekalb High School

There were 118 Asian students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 0.7% of the 16,151 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 40 schools in DeKalb County, Dekalb High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 29 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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.

Ethnicities in DeKalb County in 2021-22 School Year
White [61.3%]Hispanic [20.5%]Black [11.9%]Ethnicities <5 [4.5%]
Enrollment Demographics in DeKalb County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Dekalb High School1.51,975
Sycamore High School2.21,162
Jefferson Elementary School5.7315
Sandwich Community High School2.2579
Huntley Middle School1.3918
North Grove Elementary School2.2461
Sycamore Middle School1.2840
Cortland Elementary School0497
Lincoln Elementary School0312
Littlejohn Elementary School0398
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School0253
Sandwich Middle School0394
Somonauk High School0246
Somonauk Middle School0222
South Prairie Elementary School0252
Southeast Elementary School0293
Indian Creek Elementary School0260
Indian Creek High School0255
Indian Creek Middle School0212
Herman E. Dummer School0279
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-50189
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School0227
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School0333
Hinckley-Big Rock High School0209
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School0158
Clinton Rosette Middle School0609
Dekalb Early Learning And Development Center0172
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School0147
West Elementary School0265
Founders Elementary School0586
James R. Wood Elementary School0275
Malta Elementary School0291
North Elementary School0272
Tyler Elementary School0297
Kingston Elementary School0332
Prairie View Elementary School0174
Genoa Elementary School0328
Genoa-Kingston High School0508
Genoa-Kingston Middle School0323
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School0333

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