SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTACT INFORMATION:
Du Quoin Community Unit School District #300
845 East Jackson Street
Du Quoin, IL 62832
Phone: (618) 542-3856
Fax: (618) 542-6614
Acting Superintendent: Mrs. Diana Rea
Business Manager: Mr. Cory Robbins
HIGH SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION:
Du Quoin High School
500 East South Street
Du Quoin, IL 62832
Phone: (618) 542-4744
Fax: (618) 542-8822
Principal: Mr. Eric Kirkpatrick
Assistant Principal: Mr. Zach Jones
MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION:
Du Quoin Middle School
845 East Jackson Street
Du Quoin, IL 62832
Phone: (618) 542-2646
Fax: (618) 542-4373
Principal: Mrs. Denise Woodsides
Dean of Students: Mr. Jeremy Cornett
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION:
Du Quoin Elementary School
845 East Jackson Street
Du Quoin, IL 62832
Phone: (618) 542-2646
Fax: (618) 542-6291
Principal: Mr. Justin Engelmann
Dean of Students: Ms. Amanda Milam
TRANSPORTATION CONTACT INFORMATION:
First Student Services
Phone: (618) 571-3810
Supervisor: Mr. Steve Adams
DISTRICT DESCRIPTION
The Du Quoin Community Unit School District #300 is a rural unit school district with an enrollment of approximately 1,400 students. The district encompasses 105.14 square miles and includes the communities of Du Quoin, St. Johns, and Sunfield. The district was organized in 1968 through a referendum that consolidated Du Quoin Township High School, Du Quoin City Elementary Schools, and the surrounding elementary school districts. Students currently attend school at 3 attendance centers. The Du Quoin Elementary School houses students in grades K-4, with the Du Quoin Middle School housing students in grades 5-8, and the Du Quoin High School housing grades 9-12 as well as Pre-K programs operated in partnership with Southern Illinois University and Tri-County Special Education. The Du Quoin Elementary and Middle School are housed in a modern 120,000 square foot facility that was completed in 1999. Our high school facility underwent a major transformation with an extensive renovation of the west end of the facility that included the band room, gym/dressing areas, and auditorium; the completion of a new vocational education facility; and the construction of a 100,000 square foot academic building that included new classrooms, new science labs, new computer labs, a new media center, new administrative offices, new commons area, and updated athletic facilities. The high school project was completed in 2012.
The district is a member of the Tri-County Special Education Cooperative that serves special needs students in the counties of Perry, Jackson, and Union. Within the school district, Tri-County leases the J.B. Ward School to provide enhanced services to the students located in the northern part of the Special Education cooperative. The school district is a member of the Southern Region Early Childhood Consortium that provides pre-school services to eligible children in the community. This program is housed at Du Quoin High School which also includes the pre-school program for Tri-County.
The school district offers a well-rounded curriculum for all students in grades K-12. The reading program of the school provides instruction based on the learning needs of each individual student. The school also provides exploratory classes in the art, music, computers, and physical education. Students at this school are exposed to a language arts program that seeks to enrich the instructional support and enrichment to meet all student's needs. Within the school’s math curriculum is designed to advance students in the math classroom by helping students build enduring math knowledge. At the middle school level a comprehensive curriculum is geared toward the needs of the adolescent learner. As well, the middle school provides several exploratory offerings in art, music, computers, physical education, careers, and horticulture. At the high school level, students are engaged in a curriculum that is geared toward college and career readiness. A collaboration with the local community college is allowing students to take advantage of college readiness experiences and dual credit courses to assist them as they move toward post-secondary education opportunities. The district also offers an entry level health care/certified nursing assistant program to students at the high school level. The school has upper-level courses in all subject areas including Advanced Placement courses in American History and Calculus, internship and job opportunities outside the school setting, and a vocational program offering each of the state's five career clusters to address the career preparation needs of students.
The district also seeks to meet the special learning and social/emotional/health needs of students in all grades. The district social workers, counselors, speech therapists, out-of-school program and nursing staff are devoted to providing the best services possible to meet the individual needs of all students. The district gifted education programming begins at the elementary level and continues into middle and high school with honors and advance placement courses. Students have great opportunities to be involved in several clubs and organizations at the middle school and high school levels. As well, the district provides a well-rounded athletic program for all students at the middle school and high school levels.
District Contact Information:
Phone Number: (618) 542-3856
Fax Number: (618) 542-6614
Administrative Secretary: Denise Hirsch
E-mail: dhirsch@duquoinschools.org