Pekin Community High School

1903 Court St, Pekin IL, 61554 | Pekin Community High School District 303 | 309-347-4101
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1824
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 29% 12% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 17 in Pekin
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
30%Pekin
33%Illinois

Pekin Community High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Pekin Community High School District 303" in Pekin, IL. There are a total of 1,824 students and 107 teachers at Pekin Community High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Pekin Community High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 29.0%, which is 12% lower than the Illinois average.

Pekin Community High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1824
Teachers107
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment139
Taking some courses77
Taking some courses (not tests)60
Passing some courses50
Passing no courses20

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Pekin Community High School, there are a total of 139 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 77 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All31%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School31%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School27%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Pekin Community High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 93.2% 92.5% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 0.8% 0.9% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 0.7% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2% 2.0% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.5% 3.3% 3.0% 3.1%

Pekin demographics profile

StatisticPekinIllinoisNational
Population32,79612,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,08622891
Median age40.837.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%55%55%
Speak English98%77%79%
Speak Spanish1%13%13%

Education level achieved in Pekin

IndexPekinIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade85.8%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school84.8%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college53.3%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree28.2%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors19.2%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters5.4%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.2%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Pekin Community High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.