For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 124 students in Community Unit School District No 196. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Community Unit School District No 196 have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,606 Schools
# Students
884 Students
622,256 Students
# Teachers
76 Teachers
48,565 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Community Unit School District No 196, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 861 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#634 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Graduation Rate
82%
87.6%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)36.2%
29.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
5%
31%
% Black
8%
21%
% White
79%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,198 in this school district is less than the state median of $25,132. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,687 is less than the state median of $24,168. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$46,284 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$44,509 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,198
$25,132
Spending / Student
$20,687
$24,168
Best Community Unit School District No 196 Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Dupo Jr High School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
600 Louisa Ave
Dupo, IL 62239
(618) 286-3214
Dupo, IL 62239
(618) 286-3214
Gr: 7-8 | 124 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
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