Richwoods High School

Richwoods High School, a big senior high in Peoria, Illinois, run under Peoria SD 150, educates 1,685 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 102% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Peoria SD 150 runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 13,312 students. Richwoods High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Richwoods High School shows that the most-represented group is Black (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 34% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Peoria County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Richwoods High School has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Richwoods High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Peoria County put the typical household earns roughly $65,108 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Peoria County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students), Richwoods High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Northmoor Primary School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richwoods High School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 30.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Richwoods High School's enrollment has increased 38% since 2018, when it stood at 1,225 (now 1,685). Over the same period, the White share fell from 45% to 34%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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