Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School

Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School, a rural-scale senior high in Kirkland, Illinois, one of the schools within Hiawatha CUSD 426, enrolls 211 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School sits 75% leaner than that benchmark.

Hiawatha CUSD 426 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 427 students. Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.8%.

Around the school, DeKalb County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,724 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across DeKalb County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students), Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School's enrollment has climbed 26% since 2018, when it stood at 167 (now 211). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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