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Dakota Community Unit School District 201, Illinois

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Dakota Community Unit School District 201
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 749 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Dakota Community Unit School District 201 is a school district in Illinois (Stephenson County). During the 2024 school year, 749 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Dakota Community Unit School District 201 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Karl McPeek20252029
Joshua Rowe20252029
Brady Schlueter20252029
Eric Stiegler20182029
Mike Alexander2027
Jeremy Bradt2027
HeiDee Meier2027

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,176,000 $1,515 8%
Local: $7,180,000 $9,253 52%
State: $5,433,000 $7,001 39%
Total: $13,789,000 $17,769
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,479,000 $16,081
Total Current Expenditures: $11,177,000 $14,403
Instructional Expenditures: $6,128,000 $7,896 49%
Student and Staff Support: $1,025,000 $1,320 8%
Administration: $2,144,000 $2,762 17%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,880,000 $2,422 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $441,000 $568
Construction: $180,000 $231
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $197,000 $253
Interest on Debt: $387,000 $498


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 30 PS PS <50 PS <50 30
2018-2019 38 PS PS <50 PS <50 39
2017-2018 35 PS PS <50 PS <50 35
2016-2017 35 PS PS <=20 PS <50 36
2015-2016 39 PS PS 21-39 PS 40
2014-2015 35 PS PS <=20 <50 35
2013-2014 73 >=50 PS <50 >=50 74
2012-2013 70 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 71
2011-2012 88 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 88
2010-2011 87 PS PS PS >=50 87

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35 PS PS <50 PS <50 36
2018-2019 44 PS PS <50 PS <50 45
2017-2018 33 PS PS <50 PS <50 33
2016-2017 37 PS PS 21-39 PS <50 38
2015-2016 41 PS PS 21-39 PS 41
2014-2015 44 PS PS 40-59 <50 45
2013-2014 69 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 70
2012-2013 72 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 72
2011-2012 87 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 87
2010-2011 82 PS PS PS >=50 83

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS PS >=90
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2010-2011 70-79 PS PS 70-79


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 749 -0.9
2022-2023 756 -2.6
2021-2022 776 -0.3
2020-2021 778 -5.5
2019-2020 821 2.7
2018-2019 799 -1.9
2017-2018 814 0.4
2016-2017 811 -3.3
2015-2016 838 -0.5
2014-2015 842 -0.8
2013-2014 849 -1.9
2012-2013 865 3.1
2011-2012 838 -4.1
2010-2011 872 -5.2
2009-2010 917 2.8
2008-2009 891 0.6
2007-2008 886 2.0
2006-2007 868 -4.5
2005-2006 907 0.3
2004-2005 904 -3.4
2003-2004 935 -0.1
2002-2003 936 -3.4
2001-2002 968 -0.8
2000-2001 976 0.2
1999-2000 974 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Dakota Community Unit School District 201 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 5.6
Black 0.7 16.4
Hispanic 3.5 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.9 4.2
White 92.0 45.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Dakota Community Unit School District 201 had 55.91 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 25.54
Secondary: 26.37
Total: 55.91

Dakota Community Unit School District 201 employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 50.47
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 3.49
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 15.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.00
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Dakota Community Unit School District 201 operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Dakota Elementary School406PK-6
Dakota Jr Sr High School3437-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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