Depue Community Unit School District 103 welcomed 321 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This is a 0.9% decrease from the previous school year.
DePue Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 223 students.
Depue Community Unit School District 103 roughly covers schools within Bureau County and has a main office in Depue.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| DePue High School | 98 | -1% |
| DePue Elementary School | 223 | -0.9% |
