LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120

Listed by NCES as La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120 (district ID 1722110)

Public school district · LaSalle County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1722110

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 spent $24,841 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 88% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its one school enrolled 1,167 students in 2024-25; 23.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,538 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 in enrollment (1,186 to 1,213 students) and LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, FY23La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; North Mac CUSD 34 $15,553; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Jasper County Schools $14,101; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 $12,229; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kLa Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High Sch…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High Sch…$19,317North Mac CUSD 34$15,553Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Jasper County Schools$14,101Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2$12,229State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, FY23La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; North Mac CUSD 34 $15,553; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Jasper County Schools $14,101; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 $12,229; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kLa Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High School D…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High School$19,317North Mac CUSD 34$15,553Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Jasper County Schools$14,101Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2$12,229State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, FY23La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; North Mac CUSD 34 $15,553; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Jasper County Schools $14,101; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 $12,229; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kLa Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High School District…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High School$19,317North Mac CUSD 34$15,553Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Jasper County Schools$14,101Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2$12,229State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, FY23La Grange School District 105 $25,112; LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $24,841; CCSD 168 $22,643; Mount Vernon Township High School $19,317; North Mac CUSD 34 $15,553; Southwestern CUSD 9 $15,053; Jasper County Schools $14,101; Westville CUSD 2 $13,816; El Paso Gridley Schools $13,159; Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 $12,229; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kLa Grange School District 105$25,112LaSalle-Peru Township High School Distr…$24,841CCSD 168$22,643Mount Vernon Township High School$19,317North Mac CUSD 34$15,553Southwestern CUSD 9$15,053Jasper County Schools$14,101Westville CUSD 2$13,816El Paso Gridley Schools$13,159Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2$12,229State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$34,112,000 in revenue: 23.7% state, 69.9% local and 6.5% federal. Total spending including $1,300,000 of capital outlay was $33,958,000, or $28,346 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,074,000; Local $23,831,000; Federal $2,207,000; total $34,112,000.
  • State$8,074,000 24%
  • Local$23,831,000 70%
  • Federal$2,207,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,198 students in 2022-23, 1,191 students in 2023-24, 1,167 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,198, 2023-24: 1,191, 2024-25: 1,16705001k1.5k2022-231,1982023-241,1912024-251,167
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,198, 2023-24: 1,191, 2024-25: 1,16705001k1.5k2022-231,1982023-241,1912024-251,167
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,198, 2023-24: 1,191, 2024-25: 1,16705001k1.5k2022-231,1982023-241,1912024-251,167
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,198, 2023-24: 1,191, 2024-25: 1,16705001k1.5k2022-231,1982023-241,1912024-251,167

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,19890.713.2
2023-241,19187.513.6
2024-251,16789.213.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 scored proficient or above: 27% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts27%29.9%260

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

83% of the 276 students in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate83%87.6%
Students in the class276149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 1,167 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
La Salle-Peru Twp High School1,16713.1not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentLaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 ranks 46 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,841).#46 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisLaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 is the number 330 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,198 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#330 of 865
  3. El Paso Gridley SchoolsThe next larger Illinois district: 1,201 students in fall 2022, $13,159 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,159
  4. Jasper County SchoolsThe next smaller Illinois district: 1,196 students in fall 2022, $14,101 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,101
  5. Compare LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 with El Paso Gridley SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. La Salle-Peru Twp High School, its largest high school1,167 students in 2024-25, 13.1 per teacher.1,167
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120

  1. How many schools and students are in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 1,167 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 spend per student?
    $24,841 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,538 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120's money come from?
    $34,112,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.7% state, 69.9% local and 6.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 175 of the 1,350 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 scored proficient or above: 27% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120?
    83% of the 276 students in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120's NCES district ID?
    1722110. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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