📍 501 W Dresser Rd, Dekalb, DeKalb County, 60115
DeKalb High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dekalb, DeKalb County. The school has 2,083 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Donna Larson. It is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 123.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
DeKalb High School enrolls 2,083 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 123.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 800 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 663 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 482 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 29 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,176 of the school's 2,083 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
DeKalb High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 70.
DeKalb High School is one of 12 schools in DeKalb CUSD 428, based in Dekalb, Illinois. The district serves 6,771 students district-wide and employs 446 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,083 students, DeKalb High School is larger than the district average of about 564 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe