Limestone Community High School is a public high school in Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois. As of 2017[update], the school had an average enrollment of 867 students[3] and average full-time equivalent of 70 teachers.[4]
| Limestone Community High School District 310 | |
|---|---|
 Limestone Community High School front entrance on Airport Road | |
| Address | |
4201 Airport Road
Peoria , Illinois, 61607United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°38′21″N 89°40′54″W / 40.63917°N 89.68167°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Superintendent | Keith Brown |
| NCES District ID | 1722950[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 949[1] |
| Teachers | 67.29 |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.10 |
| District mascot | Rockets[2] |
| Colors | Royal blue and white [2] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Limestone Community High School is the only general high school of Limestone Community High School District 310; the district also operates the high school program of the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center.[5]
The district includes portions of Peoria County, covering Bellevue, Norwood, most of Bartonville, and parts of Pekin, Peoria, and West Peoria.[6]
History
editBefore the 1950s, Bartonville had no high school of its own; students went to Pekin or Peoria, and their expenses were paid for by a non-high-school district, but without control over the schools the students were attending. Consolidating with other school districts was considered, but it was determined that joining Peoria Public Schools District 150 would require annexation into the city of Peoria, and that neither the Elmwood or the Glasford school districts had the capacity to take on the 570 students in the area. A group of educators and other citizens decided that the only solution was to build a high school.[7]
A public election on February 5, 1949, voted District 310 into existence; and, on March 14, the board of education first met and elected its officers.[7]
Limestone Community High School opened on October 14, 1953.[8] It was annexed into the village of Bartonville in June 1957.[7]
Notable alumni
edit- Mike Dunne[9] — Major League Baseball player; played in 1984 Los Angeles Olympics[9]
- Jim Thome[10] — former Major League Baseball player who played 22 seasons from 1991 to 2012 and is in the Baseball Hall of Fame[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Limestone CHSD 310". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ a b "Bartonville Limestone High School". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Limestone Community High School (9-12): Enrollment". Illinois Report Card. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Education. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ "Limestone Community High School (9-12): Demographics". Illinois Report Card. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Education. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ "Limestone CHSD 310: Schools In District". Illinois Report Card. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Education. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Peoria County, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-10-30. - Text list
- ^ a b c History of Bartonville, Illinois. Bartonville, Illinois: Village of Bartonville - Bartonville Bicentennial Commission - Heritage Committee. 1976. pp. 78–79. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ "Limestone Community High School". www.limestone310.org. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ a b Duvall, Adam (2016-07-29). "1984 Olympian Mike Dunne hopes baseball will return permanently to the Games". PJStar.com. GateHouse Media. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ a b "Peoria to Cooperstown: Getting to know Jim Thome, Peoria's Hall of Famer". PJStar.com. GateHouse Media. 2018-07-28. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29.