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%).

Inclusion, absence & reading: ISBE 2024–25Suspension & restraint: CRDC 2023–24Methodology
DistrictStudents with IEPsInclusion (80%+ gen-ed)OOS suspension /100 IEPRestrained /1,000 IEPChronic absenceReading proficient
DeKalb CUSD 4281,21749.0%19.336.233.5%10.0%
Sycamore CUSD 42755969.3%8.15.727.1%26.2%
Sandwich CUSD 43029954.0%8.80.027.8%20.2%
Genoa Kingston CUSD 42416859.1%10.48.719.7%22.6%
Indian Creek CUSD 42512482.3%7.30.014.1%n/a
Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 42911171.2%0.00.021.5%20.3%
Somonauk CUSD 4329671.9%5.90.011.5%40.6%
Hiawatha CUSD 4268565.4%4.60.027.8%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.