Dekalb High School
Dekalb High School is a public high school in Dekalb, IL, serving grades 9–12, rated C-, with 2,134 students and a 15:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 39% in English Language Arts and 24% in Math.
C-TopHap school rating
- Rating
- C-
- Grades
- 9–12
- Enrollment
- 2,134
- Students per teacher
- 15:1
- Level
- High
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
English Language Arts39%
Math24%
Academics and programs
- AP courses offered
- 15
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
Hispanic34%
White34%
Black24%
Two or more races5%
Asian1%
Native American0%
Pacific Islander0%
- Male / female
- 51% / 49%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 61%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- +16.0%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 1,840
Homes assigned to this school
11,635 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Dekalb High School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 14643 Howison RdDekalb, IL 60115$2.9M
- 3498 Sanborn LnDekalb, IL 60115$462K
- 2863 Country Club LnDekalb, IL 60115$411K
- 21971 Willrett RdMalta, IL 60150$380K
- 7 Hill CtDekalb, IL 60115$362K
- 140 W Meadow DrCortland, IL 601121 bd · 3 ba · 1,476 ft² · built 2008$351K
- 1424 Elmwood AveDekalb, IL 60115$341K
- 592 Persimmon StDekalb, IL 60115$332K
- 87 W Ellen AveCortland, IL 601121 bd · 2 ba · 1,239 ft² · built 1994$325K
- 352 Serenity LnDekalb, IL 60115$317K
- 1346 Bermuda CtDekalb, IL 60115$310K
- 839 Pond Brook AveMalta, IL 60150$303K
- 1215 Elizabeth StDekalb, IL 60115$296K
- 220 S Walnut StCortland, IL 60112$290K
- 371 Bantam StDekalb, IL 60115$284K
- 130 S Llanos StCortland, IL 601121 bd · 2 ba · 1,052 ft² · built 2005$277K
- 161 S West StCortland, IL 601121 bd · 1 ba · 852 ft² · built 2007$271K
- 425 W Hillcrest DrDekalb, IL 60115$265K
- 268 Bent Grass CirDekalb, IL 60115$259K
- 1003 Lewis StDekalb, IL 60115$254K
- 1230 University DrDekalb, IL 60115$248K
- 427 College AveDekalb, IL 60115$242K
- 35 W South AveCortland, IL 601122 bd · 1 ba · 1,098 ft² · built 1973$236K
- 901 S 7th StDekalb, IL 60115$230K
- 275 Bent Grass Cir Unit BDekalb, IL 60115$225K
- 320 Miller AveDekalb, IL 60115$220K
- 426 N Troy LnCortland, IL 601123 bd · 2 ba · 640 ft² · built 2007$214K
- 337 Delcy DrDekalb, IL 60115$209K
- 1615 Sunrise DrDekalb, IL 60115$204K
- 1115 Market StDekalb, IL 60115$199K
- 530 S 6th StDekalb, IL 60115$194K
- 125 E Robinson AveCortland, IL 601121 bd · 1 ba · 480 ft² · built 2012$188K
- 530 Colonial DrDekalb, IL 60115$182K
- 621 E Taylor StDekalb, IL 60115$174K
- 813 State StDekalb, IL 60115$167K
- 233 Augusta AveDekalb, IL 60115$158K
- 129 S 8th StDekalb, IL 60115$147K
- 915 Oak StDekalb, IL 60115$128K
- 630 S Ellbridge StCortland, IL 60112
- Greenwood Acres DrDekalb, IL 60115
School details
- Address
- 501 W Dresser Rd, Dekalb, IL 60115
- Phone
- (815) 754-2100
- Website
- dist428.org
- Setting
- Rural - Fringe
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 171200001449
School district
Dekalb Community Unit School District 428
- District rating
- C-
- Schools
- 13
- Students
- 6,771
- Spending per student
- $17,039
- Teachers (FTE)
- 487
- Grades
- PK–12
Other schools in this district
Primary · 9
- Cortland Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 523 studentsC
- Dr. Leroy A. Mitchell Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
- Founders Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 565 studentsD+
- Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 328 studentsC-
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 308 studentsB+
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 272 studentsD+
- Littlejohn Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 362 studentsC+
- Malta Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 293 studentsD
- Tyler Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 265 studentsD+