For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school in Princeton ESD 115 School District.
Public High School in Princeton ESD 115 School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Illinois public high school average of 28%).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,032 Schools
# Students
1,072 Students
605,599 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
42,722 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Princeton ESD 115 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
#437 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

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

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
30%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.69
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,567 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
13 Students
32,853 Students
% Asian Students
1%
6%
# Hispanic Students
85 Students
175,467 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
29%
# Black Students
15 Students
98,861 Students
% Black Students
1%
16%
# White Students
937 Students
273,633 Students
% White Students
88%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
637 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
15 Students
22,148 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
119
85
# Students in K Grade:
111
405
# Students in 1st Grade:
101
432
# Students in 2nd Grade:
106
440
# Students in 3rd Grade:
108
538
# Students in 4th Grade:
114
557
# Students in 5th Grade:
105
763
# Students in 6th Grade:
99
1,672
# Students in 7th Grade:
112
4,432
# Students in 8th Grade:
97
4,914
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
149,389
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
150,473
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
146,807
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
144,692
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,239 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 $17,076 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$41,381 MM

Spending
$18 MM
$39,976 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,239
$21,990

Spending / Student
$17,076
$21,244

Best Princeton ESD 115 School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Behavior Disorder Program Coop
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
400 N Galena St
Tiskilwa, IL 61368
(815) 915-4460
Tiskilwa, IL 61368
(815) 915-4460
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
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