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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 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 proficiency16%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts20%
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$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.