La Salle-Peru Twp High School

La Salle-Peru Twp High School is one of the medium-sized 9-12 campuss in La Salle, Illinois, one of the schools within La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120, with 1,167 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 40% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Operationally, La Salle-Peru Twp High School answers to La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, La Salle-Peru Twp High School records that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting La Salle-Peru Twp High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, La Salle-Peru Twp High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for LaSalle County put median household earnings sit near $73,045, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across LaSalle County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,523 students), La Salle-Peru Twp High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lincoln Jr High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), La Salle-Peru Twp High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. La Salle-Peru Twp High School's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,217 (now 1,167). White enrollment moved from 77% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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