Du Quoin Elementary School

Du Quoin Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Du Quoin, Illinois, run under Du Quoin CUSD 300. The school caters to 556 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 46% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Du Quoin CUSD 300 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,329 students. Du Quoin Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Du Quoin Elementary School logs that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Perry County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Perry County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Du Quoin Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.7%; this one delivers 37.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Perry County put median household earnings sit near $62,118, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Perry County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,545 students), Du Quoin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Du Quoin Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Du Quoin Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Du Quoin Elementary School's enrollment has rose 12% since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 556).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.