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Dekalb High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
501 W Dresser Rd
Dekalb, IL 60115
Phone
(815) 754-2100
District
DeKalb CUSD 428
County
DEKALB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2083
Classroom Teachers
124

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.7% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Dekalb High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
16%
27%
20%
29%
12%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 480 23.0%
Grade 10 554 26.6%
Grade 11 475 22.8%
Grade 12 574 27.6%
Total 2083 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.3% 36.2% 48.2%
Black 24.3% 30.1% 17.2%
Hispanic 33.4% 32.2% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.2% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 49,462 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 454.4 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.6% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 17.1% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 10.7% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,621 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.7% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.7% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.6% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.7% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.1% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 17.0% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,179 $62,783,000 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,416 $9,683,000 8.3%
Staff $401 $2,744,000 2.3%
General Administration $291 $1,992,000 1.7%
School Administration $760 $5,198,000 4.4%
Operation $1,312 $8,971,000 7.7%
Transportation $631 $4,318,000 3.7%
Other $521 $3,565,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,332 $36,471,000 31.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,619 $17,911,000 15.3%
Total Expenditures $17,129 $117,165,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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