C B Smith Elem School

As an intimate elementary-level community in Pekin, Illinois, C B Smith Elem School instructs 264 students from grades K through 3, run under Pekin PSD 108. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

C B Smith Elem School is one of 11 schools operated by Pekin PSD 108, a district that instructs 3,126 students overall.

In terms of who attends, C B Smith Elem School lists that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest reads as 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, C B Smith Elem School logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting C B Smith Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tazewell County (around 39%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), C B Smith Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Tazewell County put median household earnings sit near $77,982, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. C B Smith Elem School is one of 56 public schools in Tazewell County (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students).

Edison Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), C B Smith Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.8%.

C B Smith Elem School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at C B Smith Elem School has fell 10%, going from 293 students in 2018 to 264 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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