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Enrollment
397
High
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DU QUOIN CUSD 300·NCES 171276001530
Du Quoin High School
500 E South St, Du Quoin, IL 62832 · (618) 542-4744 · Perry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Illinois public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
180 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 128 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 26% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Du Quoin CUSD 300. 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Du Quoin High School
Du Quoin High School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Du Quoin High School this school | 397 | 45.3% | 35.6% |
| Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High School Greenville | 484 | 44.8% | 43.6% |
| Robinson High School Robinson | 447 | 44.5% | 36.2% |
| Porta High School Petersburg | 411 | 47.0% | 31.2% |
| Roxana Sr High School Roxana | 500 | 44.2% | 37.2% |
| Frankfort Comm High School West Frankfort | 416 | 47.4% | 27.7% |
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 Du Quoin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #269 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #378 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #79 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #325 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #341 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #35 of 358 |
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
397
-75 (-16%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 512
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 | 397 | 34.3 | 11.6:1 | 45% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 34.2 | 13.0:1 | 46% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 29.9 | 14.2:1 | 45% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 34.9 | 15.4:1 | 52% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 50% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 36% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 40 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 33 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Du Quoin High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (538 to 397); teachers down 2% (34.9 to 34.3).
About Du Quoin High School
Du Quoin, Illinois, is home to Du Quoin High School, a low-enrollment high school. The school enrolls 397 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Illinois is about 834, so this school runs 52% smaller than that.
District-wide, Du Quoin CUSD 300 has 3 schools and 1,329 students.
The large majority of students at Du Quoin High School, 85%, are White. Next come 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 86% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Du Quoin High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Teachers at the school number 34.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. Among high schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 45% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Du Quoin High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Du Quoin High School is 45.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Perry County, median household income is about $62,118, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Du Quoin High School is one of 12 public schools in Perry County, which together enroll about 2,545 students.
Du Quoin Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Du Quoin High School is behind the 40.5% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Du Quoin High School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Du Quoin High School had 472 students in 2020-21 and 397 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease.
Community posts for Du Quoin High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,639
Census ACS
Median income
$62,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,545 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Du Quoin CUSD 300
- Du Quoin Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Du Quoin Middle SchoolMiddle · 376 students
Other schools in Du Quoin
- Du Quoin Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Du Quoin Middle SchoolMiddle · 376 students
- Project SOARHigh
- Tcse-Duquoin High SchoolElementary
- Tcse-Duquoin Middle SchoolElementary
- Tri-County WardElementary
Nearby schools
- Du Quoin Elementary School0.5 mi · 556
- Du Quoin Middle School0.5 mi · 376
- Elverado Primary School6.8 mi · 102
- Community Cons School7.1 mi · 210
- Elverado High School7.1 mi · 102
- Tamaroa Elementary School9.1 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Du Quoin High SchoolHow many students attend Du Quoin High School?
Du Quoin High School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Du Quoin High School serve?
Du Quoin High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Du Quoin High School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Du Quoin High School.
How diverse is Du Quoin High School?
Du Quoin High School reports a student body of 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Du Quoin High School public or private?
Du Quoin High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Du Quoin CUSD 300.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.