Don D Shute Elem School

Set in East Peoria, Illinois, Don D Shute Elem School is an intimate primary school, one of the schools within East Peoria SD 86. It works with 206 students across grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

East Peoria SD 86 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 1,401 students. Don D Shute Elem School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Don D Shute Elem School shows that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

On the income-and-resources front, Don D Shute Elem School logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tazewell County (around 39%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Tazewell County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,982 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Tazewell County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), of which Don D Shute Elem School is one.

Parkview Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Don D Shute Elem School's enrollment has increased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 183 (now 206). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 87% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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