For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 224 students in N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 School District.
Public Preschool in N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 School District have an average reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the Illinois public pre schools of 25%).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
464 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
33 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#513 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)18%
28%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
30%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,218 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
20,502 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
8 Students
162,757 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
32%
# Black Students
1 Student
94,002 Students
% Black Students
n/a
18%
# White Students
399 Students
213,555 Students
% White Students
86%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
447 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
19,465 Students
% of Two or more races Students
12%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
53
76,065
# Students in K Grade:
53
71,052
# Students in 1st Grade:
42
68,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
35
66,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
41
56,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
42
53,643
# Students in 5th Grade:
47
46,874
# Students in 6th Grade:
49
28,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
51
22,127
# Students in 8th Grade:
51
22,424
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
40
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
18
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,474 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,425 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$41,381 MM

Spending
$8 MM
$39,976 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,474
$21,990

Spending / Student
$16,425
$21,244

Best N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
100 Joliet Rd
Pekin, IL 61554
(309) 382-3612
Pekin, IL 61554
(309) 382-3612
Grades: PK-3
| 224 students
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