Sandwich Community High School

Sandwich Community High School is a close-knit senior high in Sandwich, Illinois, one of the schools within Sandwich CUSD 430. The school works with 560 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Sandwich CUSD 430 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,872 students. Sandwich Community High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sandwich Community High School lists that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder looks like 22% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sandwich Community High School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 46% 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, Sandwich Community High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.9%, the actual is 40.9%, a residual of -4.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for DeKalb County shows median household income runs about $70,724, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Sandwich Community High School is one of 43 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students).

Lynn G Haskin Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sandwich Community High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sandwich Community High School has shrank 19%, going from 689 students in 2018 to 560 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 83% to 73%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Sandwich Community High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.