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Peoria Public Schools District 150, Illinois, elections

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Peoria Public Schools District 150
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 12,713 (2023-2024)
Schools: 32 (2023-2024)
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Peoria Public Schools District 150 is a school district in Illinois (Peoria County). During the 2024 school year, 12,713 students attended one of the district's 32 schools.

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

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Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board, District 3

General election

General election for Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board, District 3

Brenda Wilson ran in the general election for Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board, District 3 on April 1, 2025.

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Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board, District 3

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Incumbent Doug Shaw and incumbent Gregory Wilson won election in the general election for Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board, District 3 on April 4, 2017.

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Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board, District 2

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Incumbent Robert Aviles won election in the general election for Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board, District 2 on March 15, 2016.

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Incumbent Daniel Walther won election in the general election for Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board, District 3 on March 15, 2016.

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Incumbent Ernestine Jackson won election in the general election for Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board, District 3 on April 7, 2015.

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Incumbent Sue Wolstenholm won election in the general election for Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board, District 3 on March 18, 2014.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Illinois are held on the first Tuesday in April every two years in odd-numbered years for all districts except for Chicago Public Schools and Peoria Public Schools.

School board general elections in the Peoria Public Schools District in Illinois are held annually. In odd-numbered years, the school board election election is on the first Tuesday in April. In even-numbered years, the election is on the third Tuesday in March.

School board general elections in the Chicago Public Schools District in Illinois are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 33-1 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 34-3

Recent or upcoming election dates for all school districts except Peoria Public Schools and Chicago Public schools

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all school districts except Peoria Public Schools and Chicago Public schools. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: December 21, 2026
  • General election date: April 6, 2027



Election system

School board members in Illinois are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Illinois are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Illinois Statute establishes that school board members be elected in the nonpartisan consolidated odd-year election. Statute establishes a nomination process for school board candidates without a partisan primary or any other sort of nomination by political parties and without party designation by candidates.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sections 10-3.1 and 16-3

Winning an election

The school board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5

Term length and staggering

Peoria Public Schools as of 2022 had five-year board member terms.

School districts in Illinois except Peoria Public Schools as of 2022 had four-year board member terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 9-5 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 33-1

For all districts that hold elections every two years and have four-year board member terms, as close to half of board members are elected at each election. As of 2022, Peoria Public Schools was the only district with annual elections, and the remaining schools held elections every two years. Most districts have seven board members, which means that either three or four members are elected every two years in those districts.

For districts that hold annual elections, either one or two board members are up for election every year. As of 2022, Peoria Public Schools was the only district with annual elections and had either one or two board members up for election every year.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Section 10-10 and Illinois School Code Sec. 34-3 and Illinois Election Code Section 10-10 and Peoria Public Schools Policy

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School districts other than Chicago Public Schools and Peoria Public Schools can have school boards with all members elected at large from the entire district or school boards with members elected by election sub-districts. School districts can have board member election plans (often based on townships) that are grandfathered in, that are based on special acts, or that have been adjusted due to Federal laws on representation. As of 2022, 820 districts (96%) had board members elected at large, and 32 districts (4%) had board members elected by sub-districts.

The school board members of the Chicago Public Schools district and the Peoria Public Schools district are elected by sub-districts.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 34-3 and Sec. 34-3 and Illinois Election Code Sec. 2A-1.2 and Illinois School Code Sec. 33-1

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates in Illinois must file nomination papers by 106 days before the election. For school districts with elections at the April, odd-year consolidated election, this means the filing deadline is in mid December of even-numbered years for the election in the following year. For 2024 specifically, the legislature passed a law that applied only to Chicago Public Schools that the petition circulation period began on March 26, 2024, and the candidate filing window was from June 17, 2024 to June 24, 2024.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Section 10-6

School board candidates cannot file nomination papers until 113 days before the election. For school districts with elections at the April, odd-year election, this means they can begin filing nomination papers one week before the filing deadline in mid December of even-numbered years for the election in the following year. Candidates can begin circulating a nominating petition 90 days before the filing deadline.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Illinois Election Code Section 10-6


 


About the district

School board

The Peoria Public Schools District 150 consists of seven members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Larry IvoryDistrict 3
Brenda WilsonDistrict 3
Christina RoseDistrict 32024
Martha RossDistrict 120012028
Paris McConnellDistrict 220222027
Gregory WilsonDistrict 220172027
Lynne CosticDistrict 220192026

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Overlapping state house districts

Peoria Public Schools District 150
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Illinois House of Representatives District 92Jehan Gordon-BoothDemocratic Party 80% 64%
Illinois House of Representatives District 73Ryan SpainRepublican Party 9% < 1%
Illinois House of Representatives District 91Sharon ChungDemocratic Party 6% 1%
Illinois House of Representatives District 93Travis WeaverRepublican Party 5% < 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: $51,771,000 $4,054 18%
Local: $122,045,000 $9,557 42%
State: $117,872,000 $9,230 40%
Total: $291,688,000 $22,842
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $245,296,000 $19,208
Total Current Expenditures: $215,182,000 $16,850
Instructional Expenditures: $124,954,000 $9,784 51%
Student and Staff Support: $24,355,000 $1,907 10%
Administration: $29,942,000 $2,344 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $35,931,000 $2,813 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $19,299,000 $1,511
Construction: $9,728,000 $761
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,581,000 $202
Interest on Debt: $6,808,000 $533

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 11 35-39 2 8 <=20 12 32
2018-2019 16 55-59 6 14 <=20 22 38
2017-2018 16 60-64 6 15 <=20 18 41
2016-2017 16 60-64 7 17 <=20 18 39
2015-2016 15 55-59 5 11 <=20 17 38
2014-2015 15 55-59 5 14 <=20 18 34
2013-2014 36 75-79 23 36 <=20 44 60
2012-2013 40 80-84 27 44 <50 49 62
2011-2012 67 >=95 57 74 60-79 76 82
2010-2011 71 90-94 62 76 60-79 79 84

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 14 35-39 5 12 <=20 18 37
2018-2019 18 50-54 8 18 <=20 26 39
2017-2018 20 55-59 10 19 <=20 25 44
2016-2017 19 65-69 9 20 <=20 24 41
2015-2016 18 55-59 8 18 <=20 21 40
2014-2015 18 55-59 8 17 <=20 22 38
2013-2014 36 70-74 23 34 <=20 44 61
2012-2013 41 80-84 28 41 <50 48 64
2011-2012 61 80-84 50 66 60-79 70 77
2010-2011 64 85-89 54 66 40-59 73 79

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 (%)
2017-2018 72 >=80 70 65-69 PS 70-74 75-79
2016-2017 69 60-79 67 65-69 PS 70-74 75-79
2015-2016 68 60-79 61 65-69 >=50 75-79 80-84
2014-2015 65 >=80 57 70-74 PS 70-74 70-74
2013-2014 68 >=80 61 65-69 PS 65-69 81
2012-2013 71 >=80 65 70-74 >=50 80-84 75-79
2011-2012 69 >=80 64 70-79 PS 80-89 75
2010-2011 77 >=80 71 80-89 PS >=90 80-84

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 12,713 0.3
2022-2023 12,674 -0.8
2021-2022 12,770 2.0
2020-2021 12,515 -3.3
2019-2020 12,924 0.6
2018-2019 12,846 -2.9
2017-2018 13,223 -0.8
2016-2017 13,329 0.2
2015-2016 13,297 -2.8
2014-2015 13,675 -0.8
2013-2014 13,778 -1.4
2012-2013 13,976 -0.6
2011-2012 14,057 -1.4
2010-2011 14,254 2.1
2009-2010 13,951 -5.3
2008-2009 14,696 1.0
2007-2008 14,548 -1.5
2006-2007 14,763 -3.0
2005-2006 15,203 -2.1
2004-2005 15,517 -2.2
2003-2004 15,863 0.8
2002-2003 15,736 0.1
2001-2002 15,721 0.0
2000-2001 15,724 -1.3
1999-2000 15,929 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Peoria Public Schools District 150 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 5.6
Black 56.7 16.4
Hispanic 14.0 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 9.6 4.2
White 18.4 45.3

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, Peoria Public Schools District 150 had 859.79 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.79.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 19.74
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 605.88
Secondary: 232.17
Total: 859.79

Peoria Public Schools District 150 employed 19.88 district administrators and 67.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 19.88
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 67.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 27.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 16.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 63.34
Other Support Services: 0.00

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 Peoria Public Schools District 150 operates 32 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Annie Jo Gordon Comm Lrning Cntr592KG-8
Charter Oak Primary School342KG-4
Day Treatment01-12
Diploma Degree North Campus011-12
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School407PK-4
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School403KG-4
Franklin Primary School356KG-4
Glen Oak Comm Learning Cntr637KG-8
Harold B Dawson Middle School3265-8
Hines Primary School412KG-4
Kellar Primary School351KG-4
Knoxville Cntr Student Success09-12
Knoxville Safe School Program09-12
Liberty Leadership Middle School2865-8
Lincoln School757KG-8
Manual High School7139-12
Mark W Bills Middle School2625-8
Northmoor Primary School377KG-4
Online Learning Academy0KG-12
Peoria High School1,4839-12
Quest Charter School Academy3995-12
Reservoir Gifted School2925-8
Richwoods High School1,5769-12
Robert A Jamieson School0PK-12
Rolling Acres Middle School3085-12
Sterling Middle School3505-8
The Elise Ford Allen Academy624KG-8
Trewyn Primary School357KG-8
Valeska Hinton Early Ch Ed Ctr529PK-PK
Von Steuben Middle School2405-8
Whittier Primary School334KG-4
Woodruff Career & Tech Center09-12

School board meetings

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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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