Dupo Jr High School

As an one-room-style intermediate school in Dupo, Illinois, Dupo Jr High School caters to 124 students from grades 7 through 8, one of the schools within Comm Unit School District No 196. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 73% below typical.

Dupo Jr High School is one of 3 schools operated by Comm Unit School District No 196, a district that educates 884 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Dupo Jr High School records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Clair County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above St. Clair County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Dupo Jr High School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 29.6%; actual is 45.0%, +15.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (St. Clair County) reports that median household income runs about $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Clair County runs 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students), of which Dupo Jr High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dupo High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dupo Jr High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dupo Jr High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 154 students in 2018 compared to 124 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 86% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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