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Dekalb Community School District 428

  • Schools
    13
  • Students
    6,600
  • Teachers
    394

Dekalb Community School District 428 is a public school district in Illinois. They serve 6,600 students across 13 schools, and its teachers have had 153 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • Contact Dekalb Community School District 428 Contact data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!

  • (815) 754-2350
  • 901 S 4th St
  • Dekalb, IL-4411

Dekalb Community School District 428 Demographics

62%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch We receive data about students' economic need from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on the Free or Reduced Price Lunch scale. Learn more.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
45%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Numbers may not add up to 100 due to NCES survey limitations.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Dekalb Community School District 428 Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Dekalb Community School District 428 had a total revenue of $114.2 million in the 2016-17 school year. 50.3% came from local sources, 43.6% from state sources, and 6.0% from federal sources.

Dekalb Community School District 428 had a per-pupil revenue of $17,306 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 50.3% came from local sources, 43.6% from state sources, and 6.0% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Dekalb Community School District 428 Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Mar 23, 2023

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Dekalb Community School District 428

$101,396
raised using DonorsChoose
153
projects funded
63
teachers funded
528
donors
4
projects for basic supplies
20
projects for technology
34
projects for books
6
projects for art supplies

Dekalb Community School District 428 has received support from 432 individuals from Illinois and 96 individuals out-of-state.

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