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Schools in South Pekin

South Pekin’s public schools

Pekin Community High School District 303 and South Pekin School District 137 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Pekin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 92% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
21%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Pekin Community High School District 303
Students per teacher
15.2
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,892 students on the public path
In brief

South Pekin’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of South Pekin’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Pekin Community High School places highest (better than 52%); South Pekin Elem School lowest (31%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in South Pekin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8South Pekin Elem SchoolSouth Pekin School District 137C
9–12Pekin Community High Schoolin PekinB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pekin Community High School District 303.

Two districts serve South Pekin

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

Pekin Community High School District 303Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,712 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,291IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
South Pekin School District 137Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 180 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,957IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Pekin Community High School District 30321%
State average 29.9% · 388 students tested
Math · 9–12, Pekin Community High School District 30322%
State average 25.8% · 426 students tested
Reading · PK–8, South Pekin School District 13722%
State average 29.9% · 116 students tested
Math · PK–8, South Pekin School District 13712%
State average 25.8% · 113 students tested

South Pekin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Pekin—South Pekin School District 137 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12

Every school in South Pekin

2 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).

Also serving South Pekinin other towns
South Pekin Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
180 students13:1Rate it →
Pekin Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pekin
B−
1,712 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about South Pekin’s schools

Are South Pekin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Pekin. Pekin Community High School District 303 and South Pekin School District 137 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Pekin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Pekin in?

Pekin Community High School District 303 and South Pekin School District 137.

Where do South Pekin kids go to high school?

Pekin Community High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.