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Peoria High School | |
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1615 N. North Street , 61604 United States | |
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School type | Public, High School |
Status | Open |
Superintendent | Sharon Kherat |
Principal | Shaun McGinnes |
Teaching staff | 74.50 (FTE)[1] |
Enrollment | 1,447 (2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.42[1] |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Maroon Black |
Athletics | IHSA |
Athletics conference | Big Twelve |
Team name | Lions |
Newspaper | The Opinion |
Website | Official website |
Peoria High School is a public high school in Peoria, Illinois. Peoria High School was established in 1856 and is the second oldest continually operating high school west of the Allegheny Mountains after Evansville Central High School in Indiana.[2][3] Peoria High is located at 1615 N. North Street and moved to this location in 1916. Peoria High School is commonly referred to as "Central" to distinguish it from Richwoods and Manual, and it is centrally located in Peoria. Peoria is the only city in the Peoria metro area with multiple high schools. The motto is the "Pride of the City".[3]