📍 845 E Jackson St, Du Quoin, Perry County, 62832
Du Quoin Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Du Quoin, Perry County. The school has 398 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Denise Woodsides. It is part of the Du Quoin CUSD 300 school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Du Quoin Middle School enrolls 398 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7.8% Two or more races and 4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 343 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 398 students (50%) 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 Middle 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 115.
Du Quoin Middle 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 398 students, Du Quoin Middle 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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