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DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

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DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 is located in north Illinois. DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 has 108.85 square miles of land area and 0.44 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 population is 52,506. DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 median household income is $40,301 in 2010-2014. DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 median house value is $159,300 in 2010-2014. On average, DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (256 out of 476, bottom 46%) Elementary/Middle School: (531 out of 757, bottom 30%)* Rank: #560
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	11
Population	52,506 (2010-2014), rank #60
Population Growth	-0.39% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	480.46/sq mi, rank #345
Median Household Income:	$40,301 at 2010-2014—1.06% increase since 2005-2009, rank #767
Median House Price:	$159,300 at 2010-2014—-12.33% increase since 2005-2009, rank #327
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	108.85 sq mi, rank #218
Water Area:	0.44 sq mi (0.40%), rank #344
State:	Illinois
County:	Dekalb County
City:	Clare, Malta, Dekalb, Rochelle, Sycamore, Cortland, Maple Park, Waterman
Zip:	60111, 60150, 60115, 61068, 60178, 60112, 60151, 60556
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

901 South 4th St

Dekalb IL, 60115, Dekalb County

Phone: 815-754-2350

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	6,247	6,230	6,104	5,998	6,018	5,987	5,938
English Language Learner Students:	531	519	461	458	499	514	433
Total Teachers:	351.85	NA	339.24	336.39	361.93	358.00	322.30
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	8.00	6.66	7.50	6.00	6.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	20.00	10.09	17.00	19.00	14.60
Elementary:	223.81	NA	217.84	225.32	230.43	229.00	145.90
Secondary:	110.04	NA	93.40	94.32	107.00	104.00	155.80
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	38.97	335.34	70.80	75.02	71.90	79.70	107.30
Instructional Aides:	NA	131.43	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	1.00	2.48	6.00	18.10	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	10.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	8.40	8.80	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.40	3.80	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	7.50	NA	9.00	9.81	7.68	5.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	7.70	NA	NA	NA	NA	5.00
School Administrators:	20.47	NA	20.00	20.00	19.00	20.00	12.10
School Administrative Support:	NA	52.63	NA	NA	NA	NA	2.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	29.80	32.73	29.82	26.80	25.50
Other Support Services:	0.00	133.58	NA	NA	NA	NA	50.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.75	NA	17.99	17.83	16.63	16.72	18.42

Schools

Clinton Rosette Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	650 North 1st St, Dekalb IL 60115
Cortland Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	370 East Lexington Ave, Cortland IL 60112
De Kalb High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	501 West Dresser Rd, Dekalb IL 60115
Founders Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	821 South 7th St, Dekalb IL 60115
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3225 Sangamon Dr, Dekalb IL 60115
Huntley Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1515 South 4th St, Dekalb IL 60115
Jefferson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	211 Mccormick Dr, Dekalb IL 60115
Lincoln Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	220 East Sunset Place, Dekalb IL 60115
Littlejohn Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1121 School St, Dekalb IL 60115
Malta Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5068 Il Route 38, Malta IL 60150
Tyler Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1021 Alden Circle Dr, Dekalb IL 60115

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.8%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.5%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.0%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.3%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.6%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	55.4%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.5%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.2%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.3%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.7%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.9%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.5%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.0%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.9%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	52.9%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.4%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.2%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.3%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.6%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.6%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.8%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53.8%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71.7%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.8%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.6%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75.4%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.7%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.1%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.0%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.4%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.7%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.0%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.7%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.0%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.5%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.2%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.8%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.6%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.5%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.3%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.9%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.3%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.2%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	52.9%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.9%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.9%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.5%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.1%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.8%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.4%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.0%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.7%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.5%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.0%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.3%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	45.9%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.2%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.7%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.8%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.4%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.5%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	77.9%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	77.3%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82.5%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	86.6%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	83.2%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	84.8%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	84.8%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	90.1%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	80.8%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	76.1%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.8%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.3%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.1%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.0%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.1%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.1%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.7%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.2%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.5%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.4%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.8%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.5%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.7%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.7%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.6%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.2%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.5%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.8%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.8%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.1%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	46.6%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.1%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.6%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.5%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.9%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.9%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.5%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.7%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.1%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.5%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.8%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.6%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.4%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.7%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	48.1%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.1%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	58.7%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60.9%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56.9%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	58.3%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55.4%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	51.5%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.3%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.5%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55.9%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.4%	49.4%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$83,494,000	$13,679		$97,338,000	$16,228		$78,776,000	$13,090
Federal:	$6,603,000	$1,082	7.9%	$5,603,000	$934	5.8%	$7,977,000	$1,326	10.1%
State:	$26,471,000	$4,337	31.7%	$43,002,000	$7,169	44.2%	$22,764,000	$3,783	28.9%
Local:	$50,420,000	$8,260	60.4%	$48,733,000	$8,125	50.1%	$48,035,000	$7,982	61.0%
Total Expenditures:	$88,726,000	$14,536		$114,246,000	$19,047		$113,966,000	$18,938
Total Current Expenditures:	$71,131,000	$11,653		$69,032,000	$11,509		$67,076,000	$11,146
Instructional Expenditures:	$42,387,000	$6,944	59.6%	$40,065,000	$6,680	58.0%	$39,864,000	$6,624	59.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,901,000	$1,131	9.7%	$6,964,000	$1,161	10.1%	$7,374,000	$1,225	11.0%
Administration:	$9,117,000	$1,494	12.8%	$10,243,000	$1,708	14.8%	$8,574,000	$1,425	12.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$12,726,000	$2,085	17.9%	$11,760,000	$1,961	17.0%	$11,264,000	$1,872	16.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$10,970,000	$1,797		$38,264,000	$6,379		$42,715,000	$7,098
Construction:	$10,315,000	$1,690		$37,935,000	$6,325		$41,792,000	$6,944
Total Other:	$189,000	$31		$161,000	$27		$136,000	$23
Interest on Debt:	$3,514,000	$576		$3,912,000	$652		$1,700,000	$282

Total Salary:	$38,533,000	$6,313		$36,422,000	$6,072		$36,664,000	$6,092
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$27,665,000	$4,532	71.8%	$26,218,000	$4,371	72.0%	$26,239,000	$4,360	71.6%
Other Salary:	$10,868,000	$1,780	28.2%	$10,204,000	$1,701	28.0%	$10,425,000	$1,732	28.4%
Total Benefit:	$20,599,000	$3,375		$19,597,000	$3,267		$18,244,000	$3,032
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$13,539,000	$2,218	65.7%	$12,811,000	$2,136	65.4%	$12,126,000	$2,015	66.5%
Other Benefit:	$7,060,000	$1,157	34.3%	$6,786,000	$1,131	34.6%	$6,118,000	$1,017	33.5%

* DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.