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Schools in Petersburg · Porta Community Unit School District 202

Petersburg’s public schools score below 81% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Petersburg’s districts is 16%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Petersburg, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
23%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 9–13 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 35% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,034 students on the public path
In brief

Petersburg’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Petersburg’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,969 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Porta Central, then Porta High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Petersburg’s grade

C+ Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 19% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 19%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1126)Better than 21%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 460 test results and a graduating class of 65 could put Petersburg anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Petersburg’s students in the tested grades sat them (444 in math, 477 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Petersburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Petersburg Elem SchoolPorta Community Unit School District 202No scores
3–6Porta CentralPorta Community Unit School District 202C+
7–12Porta High SchoolPorta Community Unit School District 202B

Petersburg’s public schools are run by Porta Community Unit School District 202, which also serves Chandlerville, Oakford and Tallula. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Porta Community Unit School District 202Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,034 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,969IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 29.9% · 477 students tested
Math16%
State average 25.8% · 444 students tested

Petersburg vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Petersburg’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PetersburgC−Porta Community Unit School District 202

Every school in Petersburg

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Petersburgby address
Petersburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
335 students13:1Rate it →
Porta Central
Elementary · Grades 3–6
C+
288 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Petersburgin other towns
Porta High School
High · Grades 7–12
B
411 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Petersburg’s schools

Are Petersburg’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Petersburg children attend score below 81% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Petersburg in?

Porta Community Unit School District 202, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,034 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Petersburg’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Porta Community Unit School District 202 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Petersburg spend per student?

$13,969 in Porta Community Unit School District 202 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.