Enrollment
344
High
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAKOTA CUSD 201·NCES 171161001374
Dakota Jr Sr High School
300 Campus Dr, Dakota, IL 61018 · (844) 632-5682 · Stephenson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
103 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dakota CUSD 201. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
344
-36 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.9:1
% White
91%
was 93%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dakota Jr Sr High School
As a compact secondary school in Dakota, Illinois, Dakota Jr Sr High School caters to 344 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by Dakota CUSD 201. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 834.
Dakota CUSD 201 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 754 students; Dakota Jr Sr High School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Dakota Jr Sr High School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Stephenson County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 30% of students at Dakota Jr Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Stephenson County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dakota Jr Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.6%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Stephenson County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,043, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Dakota Jr Sr High School is one of 23 public schools in Stephenson County (combined enrollment of about 6,092 students).
Nearest neighbor: Dakota Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dakota Jr Sr High School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 36.3%.
Dakota Jr Sr High School operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dakota Jr Sr High School has edged down 9%, going from 380 students in 2018 to 344 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stephenson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,768
Census ACS
Median income
$64,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Dakota Elementary School0.2 mi · 410
- Center Elem School7.8 mi · 262
- Orangeville Elem School8.0 mi · 155
- Orangeville High School8.0 mi · 111
- Orangeville Jr High School8.0 mi · 64
- Freeport High School8.5 mi · 1,165
Frequently asked questions
About Dakota Jr Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dakota Jr Sr High School?
Dakota Jr Sr High School enrolls approximately 344 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Dakota Jr Sr High School serve?
Dakota Jr Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dakota Jr Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dakota Jr Sr High School is approximately 14.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dakota Jr Sr High School?
Student demographics at Dakota Jr Sr High School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dakota Jr Sr High School in?
Dakota Jr Sr High School is part of Dakota CUSD 201.
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