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St Bede Academy

Private, Roman Catholic Grades 9-12

262

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

24 W Us Highway 6
Peru, IL 61354

(815) 223-3140

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Asian:

9.9%

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School								Students/Teachers											% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Total
St Bede Academy	Private, Roman Catholic	9-12	24 W Us Highway 6	Peru	61354	Bureau County	(815) 223-3140	262	27	9.5		196 (74.8%)	4 (1.5%)	34 (13.0%)	26 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	99.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	97.3	99.6	100.0		99.6
Peru Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	2003 5th St	Peru	61354	LaSalle County	(815) 224-1914	145	12	9.4		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	20.8	33.3
Lighted Way Association	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-12	1445 Chartres St	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	(815) 224-1345	56	6	8.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Trinity Catholic Academy	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	650 4th St	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	(815) 223-8523	133	11	9.9		71 (53.4%)	2 (1.5%)	34 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.3%)	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	14.4	33.3
La Salle Peru Christian School	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	200 24th St	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	(815) 223-1037	50	6	7.0		43 (86.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Holy Family Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	336 Alice Ave	Oglesby	61348	LaSalle County	(815) 883-8916	150	10	12.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Princeton Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	1-10	21890 Us Highway 34	Princeton	61356	Bureau County	(815) 875-2933	93	12	8.0		88 (94.6%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	77.8	76.9	76.9	76.9	79.5	74.4	77.8		29.1
Holy Cross Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	1008 Jefferson St	Mendota	61342	LaSalle County	(815) 539-7003	173	11	11.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Marquette Academy	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-12	1000 Paul St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	(815) 433-0125	393	29	11.5		312 (79.4%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)

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Students at St Bede Academy are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 2% African American.

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In the 2023-24 school year, 262 students attended St Bede Academy.

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