Lee: Schools & Education

Lee schools: 20 public schools. Dekalb High School is the largest at 2,083 students (grades 9-12). Total enrollment: 11,867 students.

~11 residents per school (vs Illinois ~496).

K-12 Schools

28 K-12 schools serving the area — about 11 residents per school. 15.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (U.S. average ~35%).

School Superintendents (2)

Special Education Procedures

Superintendent · corpus://arizona/greenlee-county · L1_corpus_v2

Special Education Procedures

Superintendent · https://greenlee.az.gov/team/bryan-boling/ · L1_corpus_v3

Schools (28)

KEC Central EFE 170

7-12 · PO Box 263, Malta IL 60150 · (815)825-2000

KEC Area Voc Center

11-12 · 21255 Malta Rd, Malta IL 60150 · (815)825-2000

Indian Valley Area Voc Ctr

11-12 · 600 Lions Rd, Sandwich IL 60548 · (815)786-9873

Fox Valley Career Center

11-12 · 47W326 Keslinger Rd, Maple Park IL 60151 · (630)365-5113

Lily Lake Grade School

-1-5 · 279 students · 5N720 IL Route 47, Maple Park IL 60151 · (847)464-6011

Cortland Elementary School

0-5 · 519 students · 370 E Lexington Ave, Cortland IL 60112 · (815)754-2360

DeKalb High School

9-12 · 2,083 students · 501 W Dresser Rd, Dekalb IL 60115 · (815)754-2100

Huntley Middle School

6-8 · 934 students · 1515 S 4th St, Dekalb IL 60115 · (815)754-2241

Jefferson Elem School

0-5 · 319 students · 211 McCormick Dr, Dekalb IL 60115 · (815)754-2263

Lincoln Elementary School

0-5 · 291 students · 220 E Sunset Pl, DeKalb IL 60115 · (815)754-2212

Littlejohn Elem School

0-5 · 356 students · 1121 School St, DeKalb IL 60115 · (815)754-2258

Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch

0-5 · 342 students · 3225 Sangamon Dr, Dekalb IL 60115 · (815)754-9936

Malta Elementary School

0-5 · 285 students · 5068 IL Route 38, Malta IL 60150 · (815)754-2970

Founders Elementary School

0-5 · 556 students · 821 S 7th St, Dekalb IL 60115 · (815)754-3800

DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr

-1--1 · 231 students · 1515 S 4th St, Dekalb IL 60115 · (815)754-2999

Clinton Rosette Middle School

6-8 · 615 students · 650 N 1st St, DeKalb IL 60115 · (815)754-2226

Genoa-Kingston Middle School

6-8 · 353 students · 941 W Main St, Genoa IL 60135 · (815)784-5222

Genoa-Kingston High School

9-12 · 509 students · 980 Park Ave, Genoa IL 60135 · (815)784-5111

Kingston Elementary School

-1-2 · 344 students · PO Box 37, Kingston IL 60145 · (815)784-5246

Genoa Elementary School

3-5 · 338 students · 602 E Hill St, Genoa IL 60135 · (815)784-3742

Tyler Elementary School

0-5 · 309 students

Kaneland Senior High School

9-12 · 1,309 students

Lynn G Haskin Elementary School

-1-3 · 221 students

Prairie View Elem School

-1-3 · 197 students

Sandwich Community High School

9-12 · 569 students

W W Woodbury Elem School

-1-3 · 213 students

Sandwich Middle School

6-8 · 438 students

Herman E Dummer

4-5 · 257 students

School Districts · Districts	Sandwich CUSD 430, Maercker SD 60, Kaneland CUSD 302, DeKalb CUSD 428, Genoa Kingston CUSD 424
School Districts · Total count	5
School Districts · Nces Lea Ids	1700178, 1700191, 1707830, 1712000, 1716410
School Statistics · Total Schools	20
School Statistics · Total Enrollment	8,354
School Statistics · Total Teachers	580
School Statistics · Student Teacher Ratio	14.40
Schools Count	20

Sources: NCES LEA assignment from schools in this city · NCES CCD 2022 · Refreshed 2026-04-12

Higher Education

Colleges and universities within commuting range, plus IPEDS scorecard data on enrollment, completion, and net price.

Colleges (1)

Hair Professionals Career College

8157563596 · NCES IPEDS 2022 — within 3 miles

College Scorecard · Fetched	2026-04-15
Nearest College · Name	Hair Professionals Career College
Nearest College · City	Sycamore
Nearest College · Phone	(815) 756-3596
Nearest College · Distance	1.0 mi

Sources: College Scorecard API query by city+state — no results · NCES IPEDS 2022 · Refreshed 2026-04-12

Early Childhood

Daycare and preschool capacity. Federal child-care data is sparse — counts reflect state-licensed providers only.

Childcare Centers · County total	1

Sources: HIFLD / IRS BMF

Libraries

Public libraries from IMLS Public Libraries Survey — visits, circulation, and service-area population.

Nearest Library · Name	MALTA TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY
Nearest Library · Phone	(815) 825-2525
Nearest Library · Address	203 EAST ADAMS STREET, MALTA IL 60150
Nearest Library · Distance	1.0 mi

Sources: IMLS PLS 2022 — nearest by coordinates

Other

Libraries (1)

MALTA TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY

8158252525 · 203 EAST ADAMS STREET, MALTA IL 60150

Pct Bachelors Plus	15.7%

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023 · Refreshed 2026-04-12

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