📍 1615 N North St, Peoria, Peoria County, 61604
Peoria High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Peoria, Peoria County. The school has 1,447 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shaun Mcginnes. It is part of the Peoria SD 150 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 74.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 7% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peoria High School enrolls 1,447 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 74.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 949 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 14% |
| White | 142 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 136 | 9.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,188 of the school's 1,447 students (82%) 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.
Peoria High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 92.
Peoria High School is one of 32 schools in Peoria SD 150, based in Peoria, Illinois. The district serves 12,913 students district-wide and employs 829 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,447 students, Peoria High School is larger than the district average of about 404 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize