Education


DeKalb County Schools K-12
Three public school districts encompass the county. These districts include 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools and one junior-senior high school. Garrett-Keyser-Butler also offers a vocational cooperative and special education cooperative. In addition, there is a PK-6 Catholic school and a private PK-12 school. The three public school districts are:

School District
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Enrollment 2005-06 Graduation  Rate 2004-05

College Attendance Rate 2003-04

SAT Scores (composite)
2003-04

DeKalb County Central USD

4,192

92.9%

80.2%

981

DeKalb County Eastern CSD

1,532

99.2%

59.0%

1049

Garrett-Keyster-Butler Schools

1,694

89.7%

42.6%

958

Lakewood Park Christian

545

100%

91%

1096

Indiana Average

1,034,729

89.8%

72.1%

1028**

Source: Indiana Department of Education, *Reported 2004-05

Higher Education
DeKalb County and the surrounding area offer many higher education opportunities. Indiana University - Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW), Indiana Tech and University of Saint Francis in nearby Fort Wayne, allow students to pursue either four-year degrees or obtain Master’s degrees. Concordia University, Taylor University and Indiana Wesleyan University are well known for their liberal arts educations, and technical education is available at Indiana Vocational College, Ivy Tech Community College, Tri-State University, ITT Technical Institute, International Business College, Indiana Business College and Brown Mackie College. All of these institutions allow students to obtain a degree, certificate or merely broaden their educational horizons through traditional or flexible scheduling.

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