Illinois · DeKalb County
DeKalb County school districts: special-education data
DeKalb County has 8 public school districts serving about 2,659 students with IEPs. The median DeKalb County district taught 65.4% of its students with IEPs in general education at least 80% of the day in 2024–25 (Illinois median 55.7%). The most inclusive was Indian Creek CUSD 425 (82.3%) and the least inclusive DeKalb CUSD 428 (49.0%).
| District | Students with IEPs | Inclusion (80%+ gen-ed) | OOS suspension /100 IEP | Restrained /1,000 IEP | Chronic absence | Reading proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb CUSD 428 | 1,217 | 49.0% | 19.3 | 36.2 | 33.5% | 10.0% |
| Sycamore CUSD 427 | 559 | 69.3% | 8.1 | 5.7 | 27.1% | 26.2% |
| Sandwich CUSD 430 | 299 | 54.0% | 8.8 | 0.0 | 27.8% | 20.2% |
| Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 | 168 | 59.1% | 10.4 | 8.7 | 19.7% | 22.6% |
| Indian Creek CUSD 425 | 124 | 82.3% | 7.3 | 0.0 | 14.1% | n/a |
| Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 | 111 | 71.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.5% | 20.3% |
| Somonauk CUSD 432 | 96 | 71.9% | 5.9 | 0.0 | 11.5% | 40.6% |
| Hiawatha CUSD 426 | 85 | 65.4% | 4.6 | 0.0 | 27.8% | 19.6% |
All figures are for students with disabilities (IEPs). Suspension and restraint are from the 2023–24 federal Civil Rights Data Collection (self-reported by districts). Rates marked ⚠ are unusually high and may reflect how a district reported.