East Peoria High School

East Peoria High School, a medium-sized high school in East Peoria, Illinois, run under East Peoria CHSD 309, educates 823 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

East Peoria CHSD 309 is the operating authority for East Peoria High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Peoria High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder breaks down as 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Tazewell County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, East Peoria High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.0%, the actual is 29.9%, a residual of -9.1 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Tazewell County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,982, 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 East Peoria High School is one.

The closest other public school is Glendale Elem School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Peoria High School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. East Peoria High School's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 983 (now 823). White enrollment moved from 85% to 81% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.