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Depue USD 103 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 228 students in Depue USD 103 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Depue USD 103 School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
329 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
30 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Depue USD 103 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-79% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#739 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤5%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
50%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
283 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
86%
29%
# Black Students
3 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
37 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
11%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
31
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
22
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
25
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
21
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
16
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
19
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
20
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
26
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
22
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
26
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
30
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
29
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
24
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
18
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,322 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,000 is less than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,322
$22,343
Spending / Student
$18,000
$21,585
Best Depue USD 103 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Depue Elementary School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Po Box 800
Depue, IL 61322
(815) 447-2121
Depue, IL 61322
(815) 447-2121
Grades: PK-8
| 228 students
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