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East Peoria School District 86
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves East Peoria, Groveland and Fondulac.
Students
1,401
Schools
7
Spent per student
$19,374
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$7.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about East Peoria School District 86
- School Grade C: better than 28% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $7.2M, about $5,116 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Walnut.
PK–52 elementary schoolsBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
6–82 middle schoolsBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
8Bureau Valley Elem and JHBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
9–12Bureau Valley High SchoolBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency15%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,374 per student · 10% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 46%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,407’20
1,410’21
1,449’22
1,424’23
1,401’24
About steady.
Students
White 82%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Black 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
7 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Pekin Community High School District 303Creve Coeur, Elm Grove, Pekin
$17,291per student
East Peoria Community High School District 309Creve Coeur, Morton
$19,409per student
Limestone Community High School District 310Peoria, Peoria City
$16,719per student
Morton Community Unit School District 709Morton, Morton
$15,231per 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.