For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 224 students in N Pekin & Marquette Hght School District 102. This district's average pre testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in N Pekin & Marquette Hght School District 102 have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
464 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
33 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
N Pekin & Marquette Hght School District 102, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#482 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
2%
32%
% Black
n/a
18%
% White
86%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
12%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,474 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,425 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,474
$22,423
Spending / Student
$16,425
$21,662
Best N Pekin & Marquette Hght School District 102 Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Marquette Elementary School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
100 Joliet Rd
Pekin, IL 61554
(309) 382-3612
Pekin, IL 61554
(309) 382-3612
Gr: PK-3 | 224 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
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