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Pekin Public School District108
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Pekin, Pekin, Groveland and Elm Grove, and parts of Cincinnati.
Students
3,126
Schools
11
Spent per student
$17,938
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$5.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pekin Public School District108
- School Grade C: better than 28% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
- Spends 17% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $5.0M, about $1,601 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Oran.
PK–8Chester-East Lincoln Elem SchoolChester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61
9–12Lincoln Comm High SchoolLincoln Community High School District 404
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency16%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 80% at Lincoln Community High School District 404, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,938 per student · 17% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 57%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,186’20
3,179’21
3,165’22
3,177’23
3,126’24
About steady.
Students
White 87%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 5%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Jefferson Elem School
D290 students15:1
C B Smith Elem School
D264 students15:1
Willow Elem School
B+192 students14:1
Scott Altman Primary School
B189 students18:1
Dirksen Elementary School
B−165 students16:1
L E Starke Elem School
B139 students11:1
Wilson Intermediate School
C+600 students15:1
Washington Intermediate School
B−428 students13:1
Broadmoor Junior High School
C+387 students13:1
Edison Junior High School
B−271 students10:1
Pekin Preschool Family Ed Center
201 students22:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Limestone Community High School District 310Hollis, Limestone, Peoria
$16,719per student
Pekin Community High School District 303Creve Coeur, Marquette Heights, North Pekin
$17,291per student
East Peoria Community High School District 309Creve Coeur, Fondulac, Morton
$19,409per student
Hollis Consolidated School District 328Hollis
$16,581per 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.