DePue Unit Schools

Listed by NCES as DePue USD 103 (district ID 1712090)

Public school district · Bureau County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1712090

DePue Unit Schools spent $17,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 62% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 318 students in 2024-25; 74.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,722 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to DePue Unit Schools in enrollment (321 to 337 students) and DePue Unit Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to DePue Unit Schools, FY23Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Century School District 100 $15,549; Palestine CUSD 3 $14,540; Virginia Schools $14,227; Rome Grade School $13,688; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kVienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Century School District 100$15,549Palestine CUSD 3$14,540Virginia Schools$14,227Rome Grade School$13,688Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to DePue Unit Schools, FY23Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Century School District 100 $15,549; Palestine CUSD 3 $14,540; Virginia Schools $14,227; Rome Grade School $13,688; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kVienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Century School District 100$15,549Palestine CUSD 3$14,540Virginia Schools$14,227Rome Grade School$13,688Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to DePue Unit Schools, FY23Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Century School District 100 $15,549; Palestine CUSD 3 $14,540; Virginia Schools $14,227; Rome Grade School $13,688; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kVienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Century School District 100$15,549Palestine CUSD 3$14,540Virginia Schools$14,227Rome Grade School$13,688Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to DePue Unit Schools, FY23Vienna HSD 133 $20,823; DePue Unit Schools $17,450; High Mount School $17,376; Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A $16,966; Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 $16,523; Century School District 100 $15,549; Palestine CUSD 3 $14,540; Virginia Schools $14,227; Rome Grade School $13,688; Central City SD 133 $12,632; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k25kVienna HSD 133$20,823DePue Unit Schools$17,450High Mount School$17,376Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A$16,966Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21$16,523Century School District 100$15,549Palestine CUSD 3$14,540Virginia Schools$14,227Rome Grade School$13,688Central City SD 133$12,632State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$6,724,000 in revenue: 74.8% state, 14.1% local and 11.1% federal. Total spending including $44,000 of capital outlay was $6,118,000, or $18,596 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

DePue Unit Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,030,000; Local $946,000; Federal $748,000; total $6,724,000.
  • State$5,030,000 75%
  • Local$946,000 14%
  • Federal$748,000 11%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

329 students in 2022-23, 324 students in 2023-24, 318 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

DePue Unit Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 31801002003004002022-233292023-243242024-25318
DePue Unit Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 31801002003004002022-233292023-243242024-25318
DePue Unit Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 31801002003004002022-233292023-243242024-25318
DePue Unit Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 31801002003004002022-233292023-243242024-25318

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332930.011.0
2023-2432431.010.5
2024-2531824.013.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in DePue Unit Schools scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts20-24%29.9%162

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 20 students in DePue Unit Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate80% or more87.6%
Students in the class20149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 232 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
DePue Elementary School23213.3All free (CEP)Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 86 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
DePue High School8613.0All free (CEP)Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact DePue Unit Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about DePue Unit Schools

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentDePue Unit Schools ranks 180 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,450).#180 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisDePue Unit Schools is the number 693 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 329 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#693 of 865
  3. Bronzeville Academy Chtr SchoolThe next larger Illinois district: 330 students in fall 2022.
  4. High Mount SchoolThe next smaller Illinois district: 327 students in fall 2022, $17,376 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,376
  5. Compare DePue Unit Schools with Bronzeville Academy Chtr SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. DePue High School, its largest high school86 students in 2024-25, 13.0 per teacher.86
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about DePue Unit Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in DePue Unit Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 318 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does DePue Unit Schools spend per student?
    $17,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,722 per student, up 7.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does DePue Unit Schools' money come from?
    $6,724,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 74.8% state, 14.1% local and 11.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in DePue Unit Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 42 of the 313 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in DePue Unit Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in DePue Unit Schools scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in DePue Unit Schools?
    80% or more of the 20 students in DePue Unit Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is DePue Unit Schools' NCES district ID?
    1712090. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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