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Main Street, DuQuion, Illinois, September 2019Photo: Paul Sableman from St. Louis, MO · CC BY 2.0
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Schools in Du Quoin · Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300

Du Quoin’s public schools score below 69% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Du Quoin, 18% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Du Quoin, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−#577of 768 Illinois townsK–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
21%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,329 students on the public path
In brief

Du Quoin’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1034 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Du Quoin’s, its schools beat 38%, higher than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Du Quoin’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,176 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Du Quoin Middle School, then Du Quoin High School. See the path ↓

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 Du Quoin’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 31% of Illinois school districts, #577 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1034)Better than 38%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 673 test results and a graduating class of 101 could put Du Quoin anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Du Quoin’s students in the tested grades sat them (689 in math, 657 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Du Quoin Elementary SchoolDu Quoin Community Unit School District 300B−
5–8Du Quoin Middle SchoolDu Quoin Community Unit School District 300C
9–12Du Quoin High SchoolDu Quoin Community Unit School District 300C+

Du Quoin’s public schools are run by Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300, which also serves St. Johns. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,329 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,176IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 29.9% · 657 students tested
Math18%
State average 25.8% · 689 students tested

Du Quoin vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Du Quoin’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Du QuoinCDu Quoin Community Unit School District 300
St. Johns—Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300

Every school in Du Quoin

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).

District schools in Du Quoinby address
Du Quoin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B−
556 students15:1Rate it →
Du Quoin Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
376 students12:1Rate it →
Du Quoin High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
397 students12:1Rate it →

Left off: 4 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Tri-County Ward, Tcse-Duquoin HS, Tcse-Duquoin MS and Project SOAR).

Questions about Du Quoin’s schools

Are Du Quoin’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Du Quoin children attend score below 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #577 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Du Quoin in?

Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,329 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Du Quoin kids go to high school?

Du Quoin High School, with 397 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Du Quoin’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Du Quoin spend per student?

$16,176 in Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300 (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.