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The public schools with the most Black students in DeKalb County, Illinois

38 public schools in DeKalb County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most Black students, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. DeKalb High School leads the list at 508, against a median of 9 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

DeKalb County, Illinois

Top Black students

508

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	DeKalb High School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	2,134	23.8%	508
2	Huntley Middle School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	865	26.7%	231
3	Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	328	55.5%	182
4	Founders Elementary School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	565	29.6%	167
5	Clinton Rosette Middle School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	575	25.9%	149
6	Tyler Elementary School	De Kalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	265	55.9%	148
7	Lincoln Elementary School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	272	45.2%	123
8	Malta Elementary School	Malta, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	293	38.2%	112
9	Jefferson Elem School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	308	30.8%	95
10	DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	281	28.8%	81
11	Cortland Elementary School	Cortland, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	523	11.7%	61
12	Littlejohn Elem School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	362	14.1%	51
13	Sycamore High School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	1,161	3.1%	36
14	Sycamore Middle School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	847	3.8%	32
15	South Prairie Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	456	5.7%	26
16	West Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	270	5.6%	15
17	North Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	309	3.6%	11
18	Indian Creek High School	Shabbona, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	268	3.4%	9
19	North Grove Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	377	2.4%	9
20	Southeast Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	300	2.7%	8
21	Indian Creek Middle School	Waterman, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	213	3.3%	7
22	Genoa-Kingston High School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	485	1.0%	5
23	Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch	Hinckley, IL	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	297	1.7%	5
24	Genoa-Kingston Middle School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	355	1.1%	4
25	Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	211	1.9%	4
26	Sandwich Community High School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	560	0.7%	4
27	Indian Creek Elementary School	Shabbona, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	269	1.5%	4
28	Genoa Elementary School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	353	0.8%	3
29	Somonauk High School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	224	1.3%	3
30	Kingston Elementary School	Kingston, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	310	0.7%	2
31	Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	216	0.9%	2
32	Sandwich Middle School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	420	0.5%	2
33	Herman E Dummer	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	275	0.7%	2
34	Somonauk Middle School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	249	0.8%	2
35	James R Wood Elem School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	298	0.7%	2
36	Lynn G Haskin Elementary School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	226	0.4%	1
37	Prairie View Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	221	0.5%	1
38	W W Woodbury Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	170	0.6%	1

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