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Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Peoria Heights and Richwoods, and parts of Peoria and Peoria City.
Students
703
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,931
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$4.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325
- School Grade D: better than 5% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 13 pts below the state
- Spends 17% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.9% since 2020
- Debt of $4.8M, about $6,817 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Linn.
PK–52 elementary schoolsRoanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60
6–122 schoolsLowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency8%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)74%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,931 per student · 17% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 46%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
755’20
737’21
754’22
727’23
703’24
Down 6.9% since 2020.
Students
White 54%Black 24%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
East Peoria Community High School District 309Creve Coeur, East Peoria, Fondulac
$19,409per student
Limestone Community High School District 310Kickapoo, Limestone, West Peoria
$16,719per student
East Peoria School District 86East Peoria, Fondulac
$19,374per student
County of Woodford SchoolSpring Bay
$17,388per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.