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
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Illinois public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 18% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 30.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Dakota Jr Sr High School
Dakota Jr Sr High School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Jr Sr High School this school | 344 | 29.9% | 50.6% |
| Pecatonica High School Pecatonica | 313 | 30.7% | 55.1% |
| Red Bud High School Red Bud | 396 | 31.8% | 41.4% |
| Athens Sr High School Athens | 299 | 30.8% | 38.5% |
| Fisher Jr/Sr High School Fisher | 284 | 28.5% | 43.9% |
| El Paso-Gridley High School El Paso | 364 | 33.2% | 57.6% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dakota Jr Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #88 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #10 of 75 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #36 of 75 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #413 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #273 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #408 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #501 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #177 of 358 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
344
-62 (-15%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 344 | 23.8 | 14.5:1 | 30% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 25.6 | 13.4:1 | 33% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 23.4 | 15.6:1 | 28% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 25.6 | 14.9:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 23% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 33 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 22 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dakota Jr Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (380 to 344); teachers down 7% (25.6 to 23.8).
About Dakota Jr Sr High School
Dakota Jr Sr High School is a low-enrollment high school in Dakota, Illinois. The school reports 344 students in grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
Dakota CUSD 201, which runs Dakota Jr Sr High School, has 2 schools and 754 students.
Most students at Dakota Jr Sr High School are White: 91% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Stephenson County is roughly 80% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Dakota Jr Sr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
With 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Dakota Jr Sr High School was 14.5:1. High schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 30%. On average, public schools in Stephenson County report 50%.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Dakota Jr Sr High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 54.2%. Dakota Jr Sr High School scores 50.6%.
Across Stephenson County, median household income is about $64,043, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Stephenson County number 23 and enroll about 6,092.
Dakota Elementary School is the public school closest to Dakota Jr Sr High School, about 0.2 miles away. Dakota Jr Sr High School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Dakota Jr Sr High School's average proficiency of 50.6% compares with 36.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Dakota Jr Sr High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 344 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 406.
The Dakota Jr Sr High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Elementary School7.8 mi · 262
- Orangeville Elementary 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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