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Pekin Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 623 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Pekin Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Keokuk, Wapello, Jefferson, and Washington counties). During the 2024 school year, 623 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Pekin Community School District, At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Pekin Community School District, At-large

Incumbent Kortney Baumberger is running in the general election for Pekin Community School District, At-large on November 4, 2025.

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Kortney Baumberger (Nonpartisan)

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Pekin Community School District, District 1

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

Special general election for Pekin Community School District, District 1

JD Olinger is running in the special general election for Pekin Community School District, District 1 on November 4, 2025.

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Pekin Community School District, District 5

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Pekin Community School District, District 5

Incumbent John Joseph Greiner and Linda Brock are running in the general election for Pekin Community School District, District 5 on November 4, 2025.

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Linda Brock (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Pekin Community School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
JD Olinger
Sherry Bemis2027
Mike Davis2027
Josh Arendt20232027
Kortney Baumberger2025
Ray Fear2025
JJ Greiner2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Pekin Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 88Helena HayesRepublican Party 75% 16%
Iowa House of Representatives District 25Hans WilzRepublican Party 14% 15%
Iowa House of Representatives District 26Austin HarrisRepublican Party 9% 1%
Iowa House of Representatives District 92Heather HoraRepublican Party 1% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,662,000 $2,492 14%
Local: $5,797,000 $8,691 48%
State: $4,744,000 $7,112 39%
Total: $12,203,000 $18,295
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,079,000 $16,610
Total Current Expenditures: $9,574,000 $14,353
Instructional Expenditures: $6,072,000 $9,103 55%
Student and Staff Support: $517,000 $775 5%
Administration: $821,000 $1,230 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,164,000 $3,244 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $766,000 $1,148
Construction: $329,000 $493
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $151,000 $226

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 71 PS PS PS PS >=50 72
2018-2019 74 PS PS PS PS PS 74
2017-2018 87 PS PS PS PS 87
2016-2017 86 PS PS >=50 >=50 86
2015-2016 87 PS PS PS PS 87
2014-2015 88 PS PS PS PS 88
2013-2014 84 PS PS PS PS 84
2012-2013 79 PS >=50 PS 79
2011-2012 88 PS PS 88
2010-2011 91 PS PS PS 91

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 73 PS PS PS PS >=50 74
2018-2019 66 PS PS PS PS PS 66
2017-2018 81 PS PS PS PS 81
2016-2017 80 PS PS >=50 >=50 80
2015-2016 81 PS PS PS PS 80
2014-2015 84 PS PS PS PS 84
2013-2014 80 PS PS PS PS 80
2012-2013 77 PS >=50 PS 77
2011-2012 79 PS PS 79
2010-2011 85 PS PS PS 85

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=90
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90
2014-2015 80-89 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS 80-89
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 623 -3.0
2022-2023 642 -3.9
2021-2022 667 -5.8
2020-2021 706 -1.8
2019-2020 719 1.8
2018-2019 706 11.2
2017-2018 627 -3.2
2016-2017 647 -3.6
2015-2016 670 0.3
2014-2015 668 1.5
2013-2014 658 -2.3
2012-2013 673 0.4
2011-2012 670 -2.4
2010-2011 686 -1.0
2009-2010 693 -11.8
2008-2009 775 1.7
2007-2008 762 -3.0
2006-2007 785 4.1
2005-2006 753 0.1
2004-2005 752 -7.8
2003-2004 811 3.9
2002-2003 779 -0.8
2001-2002 785 -3.4
2000-2001 812 1.4
1999-2000 801 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Pekin Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.5
Black 0.6 7.0
Hispanic 3.4 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 2.4 5.0
White 93.1 71.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Pekin Community School District had 51.68 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.05.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.01
Kindergarten: 3.90
Elementary: 29.23
Secondary: 17.54
Total: 51.68

Pekin Community School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 1.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 1.20
School Administrators: 1.90
School Administrative Support: 3.70
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 17.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.20
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.02
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.40
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 14.33
Other Support Services: 18.54

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Pekin Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School2877-12
Pekin Elementary School336PK-6


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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