Pekin Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Pekin PSD 108 (district ID 1731080)

Public school district · Tazewell County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1731080

Pekin Public Schools spent $16,904 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 60% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 11 schools enrolled 3,126 students in 2024-25; 41.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,938 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Pekin Public Schools in enrollment (3,087 to 3,264 students) and Pekin Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pekin Public Schools, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #…$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School …$15,923Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pekin Public Schools, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School Distr…$15,923Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pekin Public Schools, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Pekin Public Schools, FY23Twp HSD 113 $36,038; CCSD 93 $25,661; Cahokia Unit School District #187 $24,171; SD 45 DuPage County $22,608; Pekin Public Schools $16,904; Burbank SD 111 $16,823; Jacksonville SD 117 $15,969; Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,923; Sterling Public Schools $14,348; Morton School District 709 $14,122; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30k40kTwp HSD 113$36,038CCSD 93$25,661Cahokia Unit School District #187$24,171SD 45 DuPage County$22,608Pekin Public Schools$16,904Burbank SD 111$16,823Jacksonville SD 117$15,969Mattoon Community Unit School District 2$15,923Sterling Public Schools$14,348Morton School District 709$14,122State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$69,358,000 in revenue: 41.7% state, 45.1% local and 13.2% federal. Total spending including $2,378,000 of capital outlay was $58,749,000, or $18,562 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Pekin Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $28,932,000; Local $31,303,000; Federal $9,123,000; total $69,358,000.
  • State$28,932,000 42%
  • Local$31,303,000 45%
  • Federal$9,123,000 13%

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

3,165 students in 2022-23, 3,177 students in 2023-24, 3,126 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Pekin Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,165, 2023-24: 3,177, 2024-25: 3,12601k2k3k4k2022-233,1652023-243,1772024-253,126
Pekin Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,165, 2023-24: 3,177, 2024-25: 3,12601k2k3k4k2022-233,1652023-243,1772024-253,126
Pekin Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,165, 2023-24: 3,177, 2024-25: 3,12601k2k3k4k2022-233,1652023-243,1772024-253,126
Pekin Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,165, 2023-24: 3,177, 2024-25: 3,12601k2k3k4k2022-233,1652023-243,1772024-253,126

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,165226.714.0
2023-243,177223.014.2
2024-253,126220.014.2

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 Pekin Public Schools scored proficient or above: 20% 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 arts20%29.9%1,958

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.

6 elementary schools, 1,239 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jefferson Elementary School29014.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
C B Smith Elementary School26415.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Willow Elementary School19214.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Scott Altman Primary School18918.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dirksen Elementary School16515.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
L E Starke Elementary School13911.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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.

4 middle schools, 1,686 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wilson Intermediate School60015.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Washington Intermediate School42813.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Broadmoor Junior High School38713.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Edison Junior High School27110.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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.

1 other school, 201 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pekin Preschool Family Ed Center20122.3All free (CEP)Not Title I

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 Pekin Public Schools

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 Pekin Public Schools

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentPekin Public Schools ranks 224 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,904).#224 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisPekin Public Schools is the number 131 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 3,165 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#131 of 865
  3. SD 45 DuPage CountyThe next larger Illinois district: 3,173 students in fall 2022, $22,608 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,608
  4. Mattoon Community Unit School District 2The next smaller Illinois district: 3,137 students in fall 2022, $15,923 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,923
  5. Compare Pekin Public Schools with SD 45 DuPage CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. 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 Pekin Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Pekin Public Schools?
    11 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 4 middle, 1 other), enrolling 3,126 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Pekin Public Schools spend per student?
    $16,904 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 $17,938 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Pekin Public Schools' money come from?
    $69,358,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.7% state, 45.1% local and 13.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Pekin Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 483 of the 3,327 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.5%, 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 Pekin Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Pekin Public Schools scored proficient or above: 20% 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 Pekin Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    1731080. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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 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

Compiled from official source data by .