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Schools in De Pue · Hall High School District 502, Depue Community Unit School District 103

De Pue’s public schools score below 88% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

8% of students in De Pue’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving De Pue, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
20%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 18 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 14–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▼ 7% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Hall High School District 502
Students per teacher
12.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
706 students on the public path
In brief

De Pue’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports De Pue’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Hall High School District 502 spends $20,020 per student and Depue Community Unit School District 103 $18,722, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind De Pue’s grade

C− Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 12% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 12%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1204)Better than 9%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 248 test results and a graduating class of 94 could put De Pue anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of De Pue’s students in the tested grades sat them (263 in math, 233 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve De Pue, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8DePue Elem Schoolin DePueC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

De Pue runs its own schools through grade 12 (Depue Community Unit School District 103). From grade 9, students attend the Hall High School District 502, shared with Bureau Junction, Cherry, Dalzell, Hall, Hollowayville, Ladd, Leepertown, Seatonville, Selby, Spring Valley and Westfield. Its school is in DePue. Parts of De Pue (5% of its land) are served by Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve De Pue

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hall High School District 502Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 388 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,020IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Depue Community Unit School District 103Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 318 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,722IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Hall High School District 50217%
State average 29.9% · 71 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hall High School District 50217%
State average 25.8% · 91 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Depue Community Unit School District 10322%
State average 29.9% · 162 students tested
Math · PK–12, Depue Community Unit School District 1032%
State average 25.8% · 172 students tested

De Pue vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share De Pue’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
De PueDDepue Community Unit School District 103 PK–12 · Hall High School District 502 9–12
Leepertown—Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12
SelbyB−Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Malden Community Consolidated School District 84 PK–8 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12

All 2 neighbors share Hall High School District 502 with De Pue for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in De Pue

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving De Puein other towns
DePue Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · DePue
C−
232 students13:1Rate it →
Hall High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spring Valley
C+
388 students11:1Rate it →
DePue High School
High · Grades 9–12 · DePue
C−
86 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about De Pue’s schools

Are De Pue’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools De Pue children attend score below 88% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is De Pue in?

Two districts: Depue Community Unit School District 103 runs grades PK–12, and Hall High School District 502 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bureau Junction, Cherry, Dalzell, Hall, Hollowayville, Ladd, Leepertown, Seatonville, Selby, Spring Valley and Westfield.

Where do De Pue kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Hall High School and DePue High School.

What is De Pue’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Hall High School District 502 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does De Pue spend per student?

$20,020 in Hall High School District 502 and $18,722 in Depue Community Unit School District 103 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.