An equity score of 36/100 ranks Peoria Sd 150 #431 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,851 per pupil, Peoria Sd 150 ranks #360 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,674
Total Enrollment
25
Schools
$16,851
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Peoria Sd 150 operates 25 public schools serving 12,674 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 18 elementary, 4 combined, 3 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Peoria County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,851 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.8% local, 40.4% state, and 17.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #431 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 25 schools offering Advanced Placement (34 AP courses district-wide), a 323.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 39.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.3% African American, 18.3% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Richwoods High School, with a diversity index of 72.5/100.
Its largest campus is Richwoods High School, enrolling 1,685 students (13% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mark W Bills Middle School, at 258 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Peoria Sd 150 school enrollment varies 6.5× across entities
Peoria Sd 150 school enrollment ranges from 258 students (lowest) to 1,685 students (highest), a spread of 1,427 students. That spread sits on the tighter side of typical variation, though it still reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Peoria Sd 150 student-counselor ratio is 323:1: slightly below the ~408 national average, within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Sitting just under the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Peoria Sd 150 is typically wider than the Peoria Sd 150-aggregate figure suggests.
Peoria Sd 150 chronic absenteeism rate is 39.6%: well above typical (strongly associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above the benchmark warrant a closer look at the underlying sub-units rather than treating the aggregate as representative.