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Title 1
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K - 3 Grades Served
177 Students
11 Teachers
501 Maywood AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and Ðǿմ«Ã½ updates our site ahead of each school year.
Pekin, IL 61554
About this school
Dirksen Primary School is
a suburban public school
in Pekin, Illinois that is part of Pekin Public School District 108.
It serves 177 students
in K - 3
with a student/teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
Its teachers have had 47 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
5%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Jun 19, 2025
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Dirksen Primary School
$20,501
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
47
projects
funded
7
teachers
funded
130
donors
3
projects for
technology
12
projects for
books
Dirksen Primary School has received support from
76 individuals from Illinois and
54 individuals out-of-state.
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