Bluffview Elem School

Bluffview Elem School is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Dupo, Illinois, operated by Comm Unit School District No 196, enrolling 501 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 31% bigger than typical.

Within Comm Unit School District No 196, which oversees 3 schools and 884 students, Bluffview Elem School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bluffview Elem School lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Clair County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bluffview Elem School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bluffview Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Clair County) logs that median household earnings sit near $73,854, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Clair County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students), Bluffview Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dupo High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bluffview Elem School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Bluffview Elem School's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 501). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 86% to 79% over that span.

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