Peotone High School

Peotone High School or PHS, is a public four-year high school located in Peotone, in a southern suburb of Chicago, in the United States.

Peotone High School
Address
605 W. North Street

Peotone
,
Illinois
60468

United States
Coordinates41.5138°N 87.9298°W / 41.5138; -87.9298
Information
School typePublic Secondary
Opened2001
School districtPeotone Community Unit School District 207-U
SuperintendentSteve Stein
PrincipalMr. Jason Spang [1]
Staff128[2]
Grades9-12
GenderCoed
Enrollment530 (2016-17)[3]
Average class size18.4[2]
Campus size30 acres
AreaSouth Suburbs
Campus typesuburban
Color(s)Blue and White          
SongOn, You Devils!
MascotBlue Devil[4]
NewspaperThe Devil's Advocate
YearbookPromethean
Websitehttp://phs.peotoneschools.org

Peotone High School serves students from the south, central and eastern region of Will County, and a small portion of northwestern Kankakee County. This includes Green Garden, Manhattan, Peotone, Rockville, Will and Wilton townships.

History

Peotone Community Unit School District 207-U is one of the longest surviving school districts in Will County. The high school's location has changed twice since 1954, due to overpopulation in the growing community. Construction began on the current Peotone High School in 2000, barely being completed at the start of the school year on September 4, 2001. [5]

Student demographics and characteristics

The current enrollment at Peotone High School is 679. Ethnicity is 89.6% White, 7% Hispanic/Latino and 3.4% all others. 13.8% of students lie within the low income bracket. The attendance rate is 94%, and the graduation rate is 93.2%.[2]

Academics

PHS offers a wide variety of curriculum for its students to choose from. Departments include Agriculture, Business, Family and Consumer Sciences, Industrial Technology, Media and Technology, English, Foreign Language (Spanish is the only Foreign Language offered after the Class of 2009), Fine Arts, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies. Peotone offers AP courses in US History, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Chemistry and Calculus AB. Peotone also has a Special Education program.[6]

In 2010, 60% of Juniors met or exceeded on the PSAE, 7% higher than the statewide average.[2]

Juniors and Seniors also have the opportunity to attend Kankakee Area Career Center located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Classes take place for half the school day, and is worth 1.5 credits per semester. Departments include Automotive Technology, Business Technology, Child Development, Collision Repair, Computer Technology, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Drafting/CAD, Fire/Rescue, Health Occupations, Law Enforcement, Precision Metals and Welding Technology.[7]

References
  1. "Principal's Corner". Peotone High School. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. "Illinois Interactive Report Card". Iirc.niu.edu. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. "Peotone High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. "IHSA school information: Peotone High School". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 28 March 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  5. "Peotone High School". Peotone.will.k12.il.us. 2012-03-06. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  6. "Peotone Community High School Academics". Peotoneschools.org. 2010-11-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  7. "Kankakee Area Career Center - Preparing Students for Tomorrow". Kacc-il.org. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
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