📍 1400 Earl St, Pekin, Tazewell County, 61554
Edison Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pekin, Tazewell County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bill Heisel. It is part of the Pekin PSD 108 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edison Junior High School enrolls 312 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.4% Two or more races and 3.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 280 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 312 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edison Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 91.
Edison Junior High School is one of 11 schools in Pekin PSD 108, based in Pekin, Illinois. The district serves 3,126 students district-wide and employs 226 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 312 students, Edison Junior High School is close to the district average of about 284 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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