Enrollment
259
High
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMM UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 196·NCES 171272001527
Dupo High School
600 Louisa Ave, Dupo, IL 62239 · (618) 286-3214 · St. Clair County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest 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
10.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
174 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 64 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 25% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Comm Unit School District No 196. 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Dupo High School
Dupo High School's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dupo High School this school | 259 | 67.2% | 23.9% |
| Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School Georgetown | 243 | 65.8% | 28.3% |
| Sangamon Valley High School Niantic | 204 | 66.2% | 30.9% |
| Eldorado High School Eldorado | 309 | 63.1% | 14.6% |
| Ramsey High School Ramsey | 181 | 66.9% | 51.9% |
| West Central High School Biggsville | 212 | 62.3% | 17.8% |
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 Dupo High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #416 of 573 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #479 of 708 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #42 of 528 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #296 of 537 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #159 of 578 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #227 of 358 | N/A |
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
259
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 364
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 | 259 | 24 | 10.8:1 | 67% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 21 | 12.5:1 | 63% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 21.9 | 12.2:1 | 59% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 19.7 | 14.1:1 | 52% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 46% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 43% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dupo High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (278 to 259); teachers up 22% (19.7 to 24).
About Dupo High School
Dupo High School runs as a very small high school in Dupo, Illinois. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 259 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Illinois enroll around 834, and this school is 69% below that mark.
Comm Unit School District No 196 has a total of 3 schools and 884 students, Dupo High School among them.
Dupo High School is 82% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. In St. Clair County overall, about 60% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Dupo High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in St. Clair County, the average is 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dupo High School lands at C, ahead of 30% of Illinois public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Dupo High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.9%; the prediction is 32.7%.
In St. Clair County, home to about 253,694 people, median household income comes to about $73,854, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 96 public schools in the county, enrolling about 40,879, Dupo High School among them.
Dupo Jr High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Dupo High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Dupo High School is 7th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 276 to 259, a 6% decline.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Comm Unit School District No 196
- Bluffview Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Dupo Jr High SchoolMiddle · 124 students
Other schools in Dupo
- Bluffview Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Dupo Jr High SchoolMiddle · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Dupo Jr High School0.0 mi · 124
- Bluffview Elementary School0.2 mi · 501
- Elizabeth Morris Elementary School3.2 mi · 246
- Huffman Elementary School3.6 mi · 268
- HANCOCK PLACE ELEM.3.9 mi · 647
- LYON AT BLOW ELEM.3.9 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Dupo High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dupo High School?
Dupo High School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dupo High School serve?
Dupo High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Dupo High School have?
Dupo High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is Dupo High School?
Dupo High School reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Dupo High School in?
Dupo High School is part of Comm Unit School District No 196.
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