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Sycamore High School

๐Ÿ“ 427 Spartan Trl, Sycamore, DeKalb County, 60178

1,191
Pupils
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sycamore High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sycamore, DeKalb County. The school has 1,191 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Swanson. It is part of the Sycamore CUSD 427 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 70.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Brian Swanson
School district
Sycamore CUSD 427

Enrollment & staffing

Sycamore High School enrolls 1,191 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 70.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.

Male students
594 (50%)
Female students
597 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
70.8
Student-teacher ratio
16.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White94379%
Hispanic or Latino13011%
Black or African American484%
Two or more races413.4%
Asian252.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

293 of the school's 1,191 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, SmallGrades 9โ€“12

Sycamore High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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.

School district: Sycamore CUSD 427

Sycamore High School is one of 7 schools in Sycamore CUSD 427, based in Sycamore, Illinois. The district serves 3,720 students district-wide and employs 254 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,191 students, Sycamore High School is larger than the district average of about 531 students per school.

3,720
District students
7
Schools
254
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

38%
Reading proficient
28%
Math proficient
4%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (13) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Small

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