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The public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in DeKalb County, Illinois

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in DeKalb County, Illinois, drawn from 23 qualifying public elementary schools. DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr leads the list at 20.1:1, against a median of 13.2:1 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
23
DeKalb County, Illinois
Top Students/teacher
20.1:1
Median Students/teacher
13.2:1
HIGHEST RATIO · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev CtrDekalb, ILDeKalb CUSD 428Elementary28120.1:1
2Prairie View Elem SchoolSandwich, ILSandwich CUSD 430Elementary22117.9:1
3South Prairie Elementary SchoolSycamore, ILSycamore CUSD 427Elementary45616.6:1
4Lincoln Elementary SchoolDeKalb, ILDeKalb CUSD 428Elementary27215.8:1
5North Elementary SchoolSycamore, ILSycamore CUSD 427Elementary30915.0:1
6Littlejohn Elem SchoolDeKalb, ILDeKalb CUSD 428Elementary36215.0:1
7Herman E DummerSandwich, ILSandwich CUSD 430Elementary27514.8:1
8Malta Elementary SchoolMalta, ILDeKalb CUSD 428Elementary29314.8:1
9Founders Elementary SchoolDekalb, ILDeKalb CUSD 428Elementary56514.6:1
10Gwendolyn Brooks Elem SchDekalb, ILDeKalb CUSD 428Elementary32814.0:1
11Tyler Elementary SchoolDe Kalb, ILDeKalb CUSD 428Elementary26514.0:1
12Lynn G Haskin Elementary SchoolSandwich, ILSandwich CUSD 430Elementary22613.2:1
13Cortland Elementary SchoolCortland, ILDeKalb CUSD 428Elementary52313.1:1
14Genoa Elementary SchoolGenoa, ILGenoa Kingston CUSD 424Elementary35313.0:1
15Southeast Elem SchoolSycamore, ILSycamore CUSD 427Elementary30012.4:1
16North Grove Elementary SchoolSycamore, ILSycamore CUSD 427Elementary37712.0:1
17Hinckley-Big Rock Elem SchHinckley, ILHinckley Big Rock CUSD 429Elementary29712.0:1
18Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5Kirkland, ILHiawatha CUSD 426Elementary21612.0:1
19Kingston Elementary SchoolKingston, ILGenoa Kingston CUSD 424Elementary31011.4:1
20West Elem SchoolSycamore, ILSycamore CUSD 427Elementary27011.3:1
21Jefferson Elem SchoolDekalb, ILDeKalb CUSD 428Elementary30811.2:1
22James R Wood Elem SchoolSomonauk, ILSomonauk CUSD 432Elementary29810.5:1
23Indian Creek Elementary SchoolShabbona, ILIndian Creek CUSD 425Elementary26910.3:1
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