Education

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Education Attainment
Secondary Education
Technical Schools
Colleges and Universities

Educational Attainment in Peoria-Pekin MSA  
  Number Percent
Population 25 years and over 245,238  
Less than 9th grade 8,460 3.45
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 18,524 7.55
High School graduate (includes equivalency) 77,794 31.72
Some college, no degree 57,945 23.63
Associates Degree 20,384 8.31
Bachelor’s Degree 40,943 16.7
Graduate or professional degree 21,188 8.64
Percent high school graduates or higher (X) 89
Percent bachelor’s degree or higher (X) 25.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey



Secondary Education   
Schools Districts in Peoria-Pekin MS   
County District Name City Number of Schools
PEORIA BARTONVILLE SCHOOL DIST 66 BARTONVILLE 1
PEORIA BRIMFIELD COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 309 BRIMFIELD 2
PEORIA DUNLAP COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 323 DUNLAP 6
PEORIA ELMWOOD COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 322 ELMWOOD 3
PEORIA FARMINGTON CENTRAL CUSD 265 FARMINGTON 3
PEORIA HOLLIS CONS SCHOOL DIST 328 PEORIA 1
PEORIA IL VALLEY CENTRAL USCHOOL DIST 321 CHILLICOTHE 4
PEORIA ILLINI BLUFFS COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 327 GLASFORD 3
PEORIA LIMESTONE CHSCHOOL DIST 310 BARTONVILLE 1
PEORIA LIMESTONE WALTERS CCSCHOOL DIST 316 PEORIA 1
PEORIA MONROE SCHOOL DIST 70 BARTONVILLE 1
PEORIA NORWOOD ESCHOOL DIST 63 PEORIA 2
PEORIA OAK GROVE SCHOOL DIST 68 BARTONVILLE 2
PEORIA PEORIA HEIGHTS COMM UNIT SD 325 PEORIA HEIGHTS 2
PEORIA PEORIA SCHOOL DIST 150 PEORIA 40
PEORIA PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL DIST 69 PEORIA 1
PEORIA PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL DIST 62 PEORIA 3
PEORIA PRINCEVILLE COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 326 PRINCEVILLE 2
TAZEWELL CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST 51 WASHINGTON 1
TAZEWELL CREVE COEUR SCHOOL DIST 76 CREVE COEUR 2
TAZEWELL DEER CREEK-MACKINAW CUSD 701 MACKINAW 3
TAZEWELL DELAVAN COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 703 DELAVAN 3
TAZEWELL DISTRICT 50 SCHOOLS WASHINGTON 2
TAZEWELL EAST PEORIA CHSCHOOL DIST 309 EAST PEORIA 1
TAZEWELL EAST PEORIA SCHOOL DIST 86 EAST PEORIA 7
TAZEWELL MORTON COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 709 MORTON 6
TAZEWELL N PEKIN & MARQUETTE HGHT SD 102 MARQUETTE HEIGHTS 3
TAZEWELL PEKIN CSCHOOL DIST 303 PEKIN 1
TAZEWELL PEKIN PSCHOOL DIST 108 PEKIN 11
TAZEWELL RANKIN CSCHOOL DIST 98 PEKIN 1
TAZEWELL ROBEIN SCHOOL DIST 85 EAST PEORIA 1
TAZEWELL SOUTH PEKIN SCHOOL DIST 137 SOUTH PEKIN 1
TAZEWELL SPRING LAKE CCSCHOOL DIST 606 MANITO 1
TAZEWELL TAZEWELL-MASON CNTYS SP ED ASSOC PEKIN 1
TAZEWELL TREMONT COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 702 TREMONT 3
TAZEWELL WASHINGTON CHSCHOOL DIST 308 WASHINGTON 1
TAZEWELL WASHINGTON SCHOOL DIST 52 WASHINGTON 2
WOODFORD EL PASO-GRIDLEY COMM UNIT SD 11 EL PASO 5
WOODFORD EUREKA CUD 140 EUREKA 5
WOODFORD FIELDCREST COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 6 MINONK 4
WOODFORD GERMANTOWN HILLS SCHOOL DIST 69 METAMORA 2
WOODFORD LOWPOINT-WASHBURN COMM UNIT SD 21 WASHBURN 2
WOODFORD METAMORA CCSCHOOL DIST 1 METAMORA 1
WOODFORD METAMORA TWP HSCHOOL DIST 122 METAMORA 1
WOODFORD RIVERVIEW CCSCHOOL DIST 2 EAST PEORIA 1
WOODFORD ROANOKE BENSON COMM UNIT SD 60 ROANOKE 3
2006-2007 District Summary, Illinois State Board of Education


Technical Schools
School Name
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
Peoria, IL
Tel: 671-3000
 
College of Nursing
Methodist Medical Center
415 St. Mark Ct, Peoria
Tel: 672-5512
 
Illinois Welding School
5901 S. Washington, Bartonville
Tel: 633-0379
 
College of Nursing
St. Francis Medical Center
511 NE Greenleaf St., Peoria
Tel: 655-2596
 
University of Illinois College of Nursing at Peoria
Peoria
1 Illini Dr, Peoria
Tel: 671-8463
 
Devry Institute of Technology
Toll free Tel: 1-800-423-7000
 
Career Logics Institute of Hair Design
1904 Sheridan Road, Pekin
Tel: 346-1447
 
New Horizons of Central Illinois
1014 W. Pioneer Parkway, Peoria, IL
Tel: 692-1400

Colleges and Universities 
School Type
Bradley University 4 yr. Private University / Graduate School

1501 W. Bradley Ave., Peoria

  
Tel: 309-676-7611  
www.bradley.edu  
   
Eureka College 4 yr. Private College.
300 E. College Ave., Eureka  
Tel: 309-467-3721  
www.eureka.edu  
   
Illinois Central College 2 yr. Community College
1 College Dr., E. Peoria  
Tel: 309-694-5011  
www.icc.edu  
   
Midstate College 2 yr. Business College
411 W Northmoor Rd, Peoria  
Tel: 692-4092  
www.midstate.edu/  
   
Robert Morris College Associate Degrees in Applied Science
211 Fulton St, Peoria  
Toll free Tel: 1-800-445-7271 Bachelor Degrees in Applied Science and Business Administration
www.rmcil.edu/locations/l_peoria.shtml  


 
 

 
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