Enrollment
86
High
DISTRICT 159 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEPUE USD 103·NCES 171209001459
DePue High School
204 Pleasant, DePue, IL 61322 · (815) 447-2121 · Bureau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
75 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 18 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 35% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DePue USD 103. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DePue High School
DePue High School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DePue High School this school | 86 | 87.2% | 19.9% |
| Spry Community Links High School Chicago | 82 | 80.5% | 2.0% |
| IJLA Charter High School Chicago | 95 | 78.9% | 1.5% |
| YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School Chicago | 174 | 93.1% | 2.8% |
| YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto Rican Chicago | 184 | 92.4% | 2.8% |
| YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School Chicago | 200 | 95.0% | 1.9% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DePue High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Bureau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 86 | #671 of 708 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
86
-23 (-21%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 86
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86 | 6.6 | 13.0:1 | 87% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 8.8 | 11.1:1 | 86% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 13 | 7.8:1 | 83% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 109 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 122 | 10.3 | 11.9:1 | 82% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 10 | 11.1:1 | 100% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 108 | 8 | 13.5:1 | 67% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 98 | 7 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 86 | 7 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DePue High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (122 to 86); teachers down 36% (10.3 to 6.6).
About DePue High School
DePue High School is a very small high school in DePue, Illinois. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 86 students. By comparison, high schools in Illinois enroll about 834 students on average.
DePue USD 103 runs 2 schools with a combined 318 students. DePue High School is one of them.
Hispanic students are 88% of those enrolled at DePue High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% White. In Bureau County overall, about 10% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at DePue High School are from different groups.
The school had 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1. The school reported 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 53% average among public schools in Bureau County.
DePue High School is 1.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (19.9% versus 21.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In the surrounding county, Bureau County, median household income comes to about $69,257, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 4,547 students.
DePue Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of DePue High School, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.3%; DePue High School's is 19.9%, ranking 6th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 109 students in 2020-21 to 86 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at DePue High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bureau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,866
Census ACS
Median income
$69,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
4,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- DePue Elementary School0.0 mi · 232
- Hall High School4.9 mi · 388
- John F Kennedy Elementary School5.2 mi · 632
- Putnam County Elementary School5.4 mi · 158
- Putnam Co Primary School5.9 mi · 208
- Ladd Comm Cons School6.0 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About DePue High SchoolHow large is DePue High School?
DePue High School enrolls approximately 86 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DePue High School serve?
DePue High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DePue High School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at DePue High School.
What is the student diversity at DePue High School?
Student demographics at DePue High School are roughly 9% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is DePue High School public or private?
DePue High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DePue USD 103.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.