DeKalb Community Unit School 428

Listed by NCES as DeKalb CUSD 428 (district ID 1712000)

Public school district · DeKalb County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1712000

DeKalb Community Unit School 428 spent $18,665 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 55% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 12 schools enrolled 6,771 students in 2024-25; 46.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,601 per student, up 15.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 79% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to DeKalb Community Unit School 428 in enrollment (6,330 to 7,274 students) and DeKalb Community Unit School 428 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to DeKalb Community Unit School 428, FY23Evanston-Skokie School District 65 $29,769; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Joliet Twp HSD 204 $19,282; DeKalb Community Unit School 428 $18,665; Lincoln Way CHSD 210 $18,382; Crystal Lake Consolidated School District 47 $16,871; Moline Coal Valley $15,998; Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 $14,596; Edwardsville CUSD 7 $14,335; Quincy SD 172 $12,997; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30k35kEvanston-Skokie School Distric…$29,769Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Joliet Twp HSD 204$19,282DeKalb Community Unit School 4…$18,665Lincoln Way CHSD 210$18,382Crystal Lake Consolidated Scho…$16,871Moline Coal Valley$15,998Yorkville Community Unit Schoo…$14,596Edwardsville CUSD 7$14,335Quincy SD 172$12,997State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to DeKalb Community Unit School 428, FY23Evanston-Skokie School District 65 $29,769; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Joliet Twp HSD 204 $19,282; DeKalb Community Unit School 428 $18,665; Lincoln Way CHSD 210 $18,382; Crystal Lake Consolidated School District 47 $16,871; Moline Coal Valley $15,998; Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 $14,596; Edwardsville CUSD 7 $14,335; Quincy SD 172 $12,997; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30k35kEvanston-Skokie School District 65$29,769Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Joliet Twp HSD 204$19,282DeKalb Community Unit School 428$18,665Lincoln Way CHSD 210$18,382Crystal Lake Consolidated School Di…$16,871Moline Coal Valley$15,998Yorkville Community Unit School Dis…$14,596Edwardsville CUSD 7$14,335Quincy SD 172$12,997State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to DeKalb Community Unit School 428, FY23Evanston-Skokie School District 65 $29,769; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Joliet Twp HSD 204 $19,282; DeKalb Community Unit School 428 $18,665; Lincoln Way CHSD 210 $18,382; Crystal Lake Consolidated School District 47 $16,871; Moline Coal Valley $15,998; Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 $14,596; Edwardsville CUSD 7 $14,335; Quincy SD 172 $12,997; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k35kEvanston-Skokie School District 65$29,769Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Joliet Twp HSD 204$19,282DeKalb Community Unit School 428$18,665Lincoln Way CHSD 210$18,382Crystal Lake Consolidated School District 47$16,871Moline Coal Valley$15,998Yorkville Community Unit School District 115$14,596Edwardsville CUSD 7$14,335Quincy SD 172$12,997State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to DeKalb Community Unit School 428, FY23Evanston-Skokie School District 65 $29,769; Round Lake CUSD 116 $22,324; Joliet Twp HSD 204 $19,282; DeKalb Community Unit School 428 $18,665; Lincoln Way CHSD 210 $18,382; Crystal Lake Consolidated School District 47 $16,871; Moline Coal Valley $15,998; Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 $14,596; Edwardsville CUSD 7 $14,335; Quincy SD 172 $12,997; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k35kEvanston-Skokie School District 65$29,769Round Lake CUSD 116$22,324Joliet Twp HSD 204$19,282DeKalb Community Unit School 428$18,665Lincoln Way CHSD 210$18,382Crystal Lake Consolidated School Distri…$16,871Moline Coal Valley$15,998Yorkville Community Unit School Distric…$14,596Edwardsville CUSD 7$14,335Quincy SD 172$12,997State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$164,775,000 in revenue: 46.3% state, 42.4% local and 11.3% federal. Total spending including $9,322,000 of capital outlay was $149,949,000, or $21,922 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

DeKalb Community Unit School 428 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $76,288,000; Local $69,831,000; Federal $18,656,000; total $164,775,000.
  • State$76,288,000 46%
  • Local$69,831,000 42%
  • Federal$18,656,000 11%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

6,840 students in 2022-23, 6,719 students in 2023-24, 6,771 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

DeKalb Community Unit School 428 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,840, 2023-24: 6,719, 2024-25: 6,77102k4k6k8k2022-236,8402023-246,7192024-256,771
DeKalb Community Unit School 428 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,840, 2023-24: 6,719, 2024-25: 6,77102k4k6k8k2022-236,8402023-246,7192024-256,771
DeKalb Community Unit School 428 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,840, 2023-24: 6,719, 2024-25: 6,77102k4k6k8k2022-236,8402023-246,7192024-256,771
DeKalb Community Unit School 428 enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,840, 2023-24: 6,719, 2024-25: 6,77102k4k6k8k2022-236,8402023-246,7192024-256,771

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236,840446.315.3
2023-246,719467.614.4
2024-256,771485.813.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in DeKalb Community Unit School 428 scored proficient or above: 16% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts16%29.9%3,488

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

79% of the 567 students in DeKalb Community Unit School 428's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate79%87.6%
Students in the class567149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

8 elementary schools, 2,916 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Founders Elementary School56514.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cortland Elementary School52313.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Littlejohn Elementary School36215.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School32814.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jefferson Elementary School30811.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Malta Elementary School29314.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lincoln Elementary School27215.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Tyler Elementary School26514.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 1,440 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Huntley Middle School86511.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Clinton Rosette Middle School57512.2All free (CEP)Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 2,134 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
DeKalb High School2,13415.0All free (CEP)Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 281 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr28120.1not reportedEligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact DeKalb Community Unit School 428

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about DeKalb Community Unit School 428

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentDeKalb Community Unit School 428 ranks 170 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,665).#170 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisDeKalb Community Unit School 428 is the number 38 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 6,840 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#38 of 865
  3. Joliet Twp HSD 204The next larger Illinois district: 6,918 students in fall 2022, $19,282 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,282
  4. Lincoln Way CHSD 210The next smaller Illinois district: 6,705 students in fall 2022, $18,382 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,382
  5. Compare DeKalb Community Unit School 428 with Joliet Twp HSD 204Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. DeKalb High School, its largest high school2,134 students in 2024-25, 15.0 per teacher.2,134
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about DeKalb Community Unit School 428

  1. How many schools and students are in DeKalb Community Unit School 428?
    12 schools were open in 2024-25 (8 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 6,771 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does DeKalb Community Unit School 428 spend per student?
    $18,665 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,601 per student, up 15.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does DeKalb Community Unit School 428's money come from?
    $164,775,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.3% state, 42.4% local and 11.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in DeKalb Community Unit School 428 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,143 of the 6,831 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in DeKalb Community Unit School 428 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in DeKalb Community Unit School 428 scored proficient or above: 16% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in DeKalb Community Unit School 428?
    79% of the 567 students in DeKalb Community Unit School 428's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is DeKalb Community Unit School 428's NCES district ID?
    1712000. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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