High school (grades 9-12) · Peotone, IL

Peotone High School

Federal NCES profile for Peotone High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 173129003303
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Peotone High School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 71% of Illinois schools.

#2 of 4
public schools in Peotone · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
12:1
small classes for Illinois
420
students enrolled

Peotone High School has class sizes smaller than 71% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Peotone High School ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Peotone, IL.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-7 students YoY

Peotone High School held near 443 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 35.5 → 37.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 173129003303 · Peotone, IL High · SMALL · TRAD

420 enr · 12:1 · RII 35

Nearest enrollment peer: Peotone Elem School (340 students)

Peotone High School held near 443 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 35.5 → 37.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Peotone High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Peotone High School reports 420 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Peotone High School compares

Peotone High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12:1 ▼ 14% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 420 top 42% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
420
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 29% in Illinois - lower ratio than 71% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
43.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,076
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 210 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 81.2%
Hispanic or Latino 13.8%
Two or More 3.3%
Asian 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
African American 0.2%

Largest group: White at 81.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.0, Peotone High School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 7

District finance for Peotone Cusd 207u reports $18,076 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Peotone High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Peotone Elem School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Peotone Jr High School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Peotone Intermediate Center Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Connor Shaw Center Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Peotone High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Peotone Cusd 207u · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Peotone High School

How many students attend Peotone High School?

Peotone High School has 420 students enrolled. It is a high school in Peotone, IL. CCD year-over-year: 450 (2022-23) → 443 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Peotone High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Peotone High School is 12:1, which is 14% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Peotone High School?

The largest demographic group at Peotone High School is White at 81.2% of enrollment, in Peotone, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Peotone High School?

Peotone High School has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Peotone High School rank among public schools in Peotone?

By Resource Investment Index, Peotone High School ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Peotone, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Peotone Cusd 207u?

Besides Peotone High School, Peotone Cusd 207u also operates Peotone Elem School (340 students), Peotone Jr High School (294 students), and Peotone Intermediate Center (147 students). See the Peotone Cusd 207u district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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