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DeKalb High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

501 W Dresser Rd, Dekalb, IL 60115 · (815) 754-2100 · Part of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

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Directions
Students
2,134
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about DeKalb High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.5% since 2020–21

On the path

Where DeKalb Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12DeKalb High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

501 W Dresser Rd, Dekalb

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9513
Grade 10574
Grade 11485
Grade 12562
Enrollment over time
1,931’20
2,073’21
2,083’22
2,070’23
2,134’24

Up 10.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 35%White 34%Black 24%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about DeKalb High School from DeKalb Township families.

Other schools in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

The district →
DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Dekalb
281 students20:1
Founders Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C−
565 students15:1
Cortland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cortland
C−
523 students13:1
Littlejohn Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · DeKalb
D
362 students15:1
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
D−
328 students14:1
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C
308 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; DeKalb Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.