📍 PO Box 430, South Pekin, Tazewell County, 61564
South Pekin Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Pekin, Tazewell County. The school has 177 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Seth Mingus. It is part of the South Pekin SD 137 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Pekin Elem School enrolls 177 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.5% Two or more races and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 163 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 177 students (60%) 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.
South Pekin Elem 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.
South Pekin Elem School is one of 1 schools in South Pekin SD 137, based in South Pekin, Illinois. The district serves 180 students district-wide and employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 177 students, South Pekin Elem School is close to the district average of about 180 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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