📍 500 E South St, Du Quoin, Perry County, 62832
Du Quoin High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Du Quoin, Perry County. The school has 424 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eric Kirkpatrick. It is part of the Du Quoin CUSD 300 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Du Quoin High School enrolls 424 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 7.3% Two or more races and 6.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 354 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 424 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Du Quoin High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 58, state house district 116.
Du Quoin High School is one of 3 schools in Du Quoin CUSD 300, based in Du Quoin, Illinois. The district serves 1,329 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 424 students, Du Quoin High School is close to the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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