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DeKalb CUSD 428 - Dekalb, IL | Schools.now

ExploreDeKalb CUSD 428

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 1712000

DeKalb CUSD 428

Dekalb, IL

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

6,771

+0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

79.4%

-9.4%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$26,136

+32.0%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

+0.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

65.4%

+33.7%vs. State

English Language Learners

15.4%

-16.8%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

16.7%

+24.6%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.0%

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