Dupo High School

Dupo High School, a very small 9-12 campus in Dupo, Illinois, run under Comm Unit School District No 196, enrolls 259 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 69% smaller than the state mean of about 834.

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

In terms of who attends, Dupo High School reports that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder comes out to 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dupo High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.7%, the actual is 23.9%, a residual of -8.8 points.

Around the school, St. Clair County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Dupo High School is one of 96 public schools in St. Clair County (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dupo Jr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dupo High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dupo High School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

Dupo High School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 278 students in 2018 compared to 259 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.