Peotone Intermediate Center

Peotone Intermediate Center is one of the rural-scale elementary-level communitys in Frankfort, Illinois, part of Peotone CUSD 207U, with 147 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 61% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Peotone Intermediate Center is one of 5 schools operated by Peotone CUSD 207U, a district that hosts 1,280 students overall.

Demographically, Peotone Intermediate Center lists that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Peotone Intermediate Center tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Will County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Will County's 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), Peotone Intermediate Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Chelsea Elem School, around 4.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Peotone Intermediate Center ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.4%.

Peotone Intermediate Center operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Peotone Intermediate Center has declined 30%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 147 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.