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The highest-poverty public high schools in DeKalb County, Illinois

Across DeKalb County, Illinois, 8 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. DeKalb High School leads the list at 61.3%, against a median of 40.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

DeKalb County, Illinois

Top % FRL

61.3%

Median % FRL

40.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	DeKalb High School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	High	2,134	61.3%
2	Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	High	211	46.9%
3	Sandwich Community High School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	High	560	46.1%
4	Somonauk High School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	High	224	41.1%
5	Genoa-Kingston High School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	High	485	39.4%
6	Indian Creek High School	Shabbona, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	High	268	38.4%
7	Hinckley-Big Rock High School	Hinckley, IL	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	High	217	25.8%
8	Sycamore High School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	High	1,161	24.8%

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