Peotone High School

Peotone High School is a 9-12 campus of compact scale in Peotone, Illinois, one of the schools within Peotone CUSD 207U, educateing 420 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 834.

Peotone CUSD 207U comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,280 students; Peotone High School is among them.

On demographics, Peotone High School records that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Will County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Peotone High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.6%; this one delivers 43.7%.

Around the school, Will County reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Peotone High School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

The closest other public school is Peotone Elem School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Peotone High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Peotone High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

Peotone High School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 493 students in 2018 compared to 420 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.