Community Unit School District No 196

Summary:

Community Unit School District No 196 in Illinois operates three schools: Bluffview Elementary School, Dupo High School, and Dupo Junior High School. The district serves a diverse community, with the schools exhibiting varying levels of academic performance and student demographics.

Dupo Junior High School stands out as a strong performer, ranking 497 out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency, with 67.2% of students proficient compared to 58.2% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Additionally, Dupo Junior High School had a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%.

Bluffview Elementary School also performed well, ranking 866 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency, with 53.5% of students proficient. Notably, Bluffview Elementary School had a high 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 59.3%. However, the school had a higher percentage of students from low-income families, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 67.99%.

District Detail

600 Louisa Ave
Dupo, IL 62239-1469

(618) 286-3812

SchoolDigger Rank:
521^st of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 884

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dupo Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 Louisa Ave	Dupo	62239	St. Clair County	Community Unit School District No 196	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 286-3214	124	13	9.4	72.6%	93 (75.0%)	14 (11.3%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.9%)	59.2	497^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.7%		47.9	616^th of 1363 public middle schools	54.8%	119											37.7					65.5	68.9	67.2					27.6	32.8	30.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		98.5	$18,898	$1,311	$17,587
Dupo High School	Public	9-12	600 Louisa Ave	Dupo	62239	St. Clair County	Community Unit School District No 196	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 286-3214	259	24	10.8	67.2%	212 (81.9%)	9 (3.5%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	29.6	509^th of 698 public high schools	27.1%		28.7	483^rd of 697 public high schools	30.7%	26	46.4	40.0	26.8	23.6	33.9	20.0	36.2	20.7	25.9																	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		99.6	$18,277	$345	$17,932
Bluffview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	905 Bluffview Elementary Ln	Dupo	62239	St. Clair County	Community Unit School District No 196	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 286-3311	501	39	12.9	67.5%	396 (79.0%)	49 (9.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	57.2	866^th of 2056 public elementary schools	57.9%		50.9	913^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.8%	47										50.0		41.4	59.3	56.5	61.9			53.5	48.6	37.0	27.4	35.7			37.7	98.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.2	98.8	98.6	13.4	11.6	$15,669	$1,410	$14,259

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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