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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 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 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.