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Pekin PSD 108 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 688 students in Pekin PSD 108 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Pekin PSD 108 School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 16% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
11 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
3,177 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
225 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Pekin PSD 108 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
#643 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)16%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.71
# American Indian Students
6 Students
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
22 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
153 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
30%
# Black Students
57 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
2,761 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
87%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
171 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
214
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
315
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
323
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
336
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
308
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
353
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
328
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
312
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
353
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
335
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,504 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 $17,944 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$59 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$57 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,504
$21,990
Spending / Student
$17,944
$21,244
Best Pekin PSD 108 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Edison Junior High School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1400 Earl St
Pekin, IL 61554
(309) 477-4732
Pekin, IL 61554
(309) 477-4732
Grades: 7-8
| 311 students
Rank: #22.
Broadmoor Junior High School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
501 Maywood Ave
Pekin, IL 61554
(309) 477-4731
Pekin, IL 61554
(309) 477-4731
Grades: 7-8
| 377 students
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