About Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch District
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch District is a public school system serving Dekalb County, Indiana, based in Waterloo. It serves 3,537 students across 6 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #79 largest of Indiana’s 426 school systems.
Size and structure
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch District enrolls 3,537 students in 6 schools — an average of about 590 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #79 of 426 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,537 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch District employs about 200 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 17.7:1 — above the Indiana average of about 15.4:1. Total district staff is roughly 442.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Indiana funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Indiana reports school data through the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed (GPS) dashboard — ILEARN/IREAD results, graduation and postsecondary readiness — and in 2026 finalized a redesigned A–F accountability model that first counts in 2026–27. Look up Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch District on the Indiana GPS dashboard.
Accreditation status
Indiana public districts are accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education (performance-based accreditation); a school may instead hold accreditation from a state-recognized agency such as Cognia (the former North Central Association). See the Indiana Department of Education.
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch District vs. Indiana
See every Indiana district side by side in the Indiana directory.
Look up Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):