Peoria Christian School 
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Summary
Peoria Christian School supports the Christian home and church by preparing students to lead Christ-like lives through a biblical approach to education.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Peoria Christian School
3506 N. California Ave
Peoria, IL 61603
Website: peoriachristian.org
Phone: (309) 686-4500
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 376006386
CEO/President: Angie Lyons
Chairman: Tom Dahlin
Board size: 9
Founder:
Ruling year: 1952
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
It is the vision of Peoria Christian School to produce academically skilled students who are equipped with a biblical worldview and who will impact the world for Christ.
Mission statement
Peoria Christian School supports the Christian home and church by preparing students to lead Christ-like lives through a biblical approach to education.
Statement of faith
The authority for this Association is the Holy Scripture and its teaching as understood in the literal, grammatical, and cultural sense and shall be binding on this Association as long as it exists. Every statement, regulation, and provision of the by-laws of this Association must be in harmony with and applied in harmony with the relevant teaching of the Scriptures. No statement, policy, or action shall be taken that infringes upon or contradicts the teaching of the Scriptures as interpreted by the following doctrinal statement:
Section 1: We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are inspired by God, and are inerrant in the original writings, and that they are of supreme and final authority in faith and life.
Section 2: We believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Section 3: We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth and His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His future personal return in power and glory.
Section 4: We believe that for the salvation of the lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
Section 5: We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
Section 6: We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Section 7: We believe that the term "marriage" has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive covenant union, as delineated in Scripture (Genesis 2:18-25) and that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other and that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity is engaged in outside of marriage between a man and a woman (Genesis 1:27-28; 2:21-24; Matthew 19:4-9; Mark 10:5-9; Ephesians 5:22-33).
Section 8: We believe that God wonderfully foreordained and immutably created each person as either male or female in conformity with their biological sex. These two distinct yet complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26-27). Rejection of one's biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
Section 9: We expect employees to maintain a lifestyle based on biblical standards of moral conduct. Moral misconduct, which violates the bona fide occupational qualification for employees to be Christian role models, includes, but is not limited to, promiscuity, homosexual behavior and/or sexual orientation, bisexuality, polygamy, transgender identity, or any other violation of the unique roles of male and female (Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 18:7-23; 20:10-21; Deuteronomy 5:18; Matthew 5:27-28; 15:19; Romans 1:21-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-20).
Section 10: We believe that the function and integrity of its employees requires that they must be born-again Christians, living their lives as Christian role models (Romans 10:9-10; I Timothy 4:12), maintaining a lifestyle based on biblical standards of conduct. Failure to do so may result in a reprimand or, in some cases, dismissal from employment. It is the goal of the school that each employee will have a lifestyle where "...He might have the pre-eminence." (Colossians 1:18).
Each member of the Board of Directors and each employee of Peoria Christian School, having accepted Jesus Christ as personal Savior, shall subscribe annually in writing to the Statement of Faith.
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: K-12 Schools/Academies
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 497 of 1412 | 78 of 180 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 608 of 1412 | 106 of 180 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 990 of 1412 | 137 of 180 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 191 of 1413 | 17 of 180 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 10% | 13% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 8% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 13% | 24% | 30% | 35% | 45% | 15% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 87% | 76% | 70% | 65% | 55% | 85% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 78% | 73% | 81% | 81% | 79% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 103% | 112% | 84% | 75% | 108% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 76% | 81% | 82% | 68% | 60% | 86% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | -3% | -12% | 16% | 25% | -8% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 7% | -6% | -20% | 24% | 52% | -23% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 19% | 26% | 18% | 18% | 20% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.54 | 1.21 | 1.44 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 1.14 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.07 | 3.21 | 3.53 | 3.29 | 3.34 | 6.33 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.79 | 3.88 | 5.09 | 3.30 | 3.71 | 7.23 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 2.79 | 1.55 | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.42 | 1.08 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.35 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.70 | 0.93 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.98 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.70 | 0.96 | 0.12 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 29% | 32% | 22% | 22% | 27% | 62% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 10% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 41% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 119% | 56% | 54% | 78% | 66% | 33% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $1,516,700 | $1,162,698 | $1,572,328 | $1,290,138 | $610,434 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $47,727 | $148,191 | $114,700 | $42,639 | $14,333 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,564,427 | $1,310,889 | $1,687,028 | $1,332,777 | $624,767 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $3,432,939 | $3,276,841 | $3,130,303 | $3,119,824 | $3,332,325 |
| Other long-term assets | $24,997 | $38,330 | $728,836 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $3,457,936 | $3,315,171 | $3,859,139 | $3,119,824 | $3,332,325 |
| Total assets | $5,022,363 | $4,626,060 | $5,546,167 | $4,452,601 | $3,957,092 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $3,244 | $1,630 | $40,851 | $19,695 | $19,651 |
| Other current liabilities | $1,009,185 | $682,655 | $857,351 | $917,964 | $560,820 |
| Total current liabilities | $1,012,429 | $684,285 | $898,202 | $937,659 | $580,471 |
| Debt | $222,374 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,610,449 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $371,161 | $336,640 | $323,826 | $247,051 | $254,891 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $593,535 | $336,640 | $323,826 | $247,051 | $1,865,340 |
| Total liabilities | $1,605,964 | $1,020,925 | $1,222,028 | $1,184,710 | $2,445,811 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $3,275,437 | $3,298,161 | $4,104,031 | $3,092,952 | $1,419,958 |
| With donor restrictions | $140,962 | $306,974 | $220,108 | $174,939 | $91,323 |
| Net assets | $3,416,399 | $3,605,135 | $4,324,139 | $3,267,891 | $1,511,281 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $1,382,170 | $1,788,227 | $2,289,350 | $3,007,948 | $623,476 |
| Program service revenue | $4,175,884 | $3,796,420 | $4,022,529 | $3,330,274 | $3,478,645 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $55,253 | $47,568 | $3,774 | ($23,321) | $517 |
| Other revenue | $266,634 | $314,662 | $302,473 | $310,905 | $71,252 |
| Total other revenue | $4,497,771 | $4,158,650 | $4,328,776 | $3,617,858 | $3,550,414 |
| Total revenue | $5,879,941 | $5,946,877 | $6,618,126 | $6,625,806 | $4,173,890 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $4,734,929 | $4,853,424 | $4,503,714 | $3,992,105 | $3,581,158 |
| Management and general | $1,149,506 | $1,740,491 | $983,190 | $889,777 | $886,114 |
| Fundraising | $184,242 | $71,966 | $74,974 | $59,461 | $51,445 |
| Total expenses | $6,068,677 | $6,665,881 | $5,561,878 | $4,941,343 | $4,518,717 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($188,736) | ($719,004) | $1,056,248 | $1,684,463 | ($344,827) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($188,736) | ($719,004) | $1,056,248 | $1,684,463 | ($344,827) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Dr Angie Lyons | Superintendent | $121,650 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2025
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History
Prior to 1950, a group of concerned parents began praying and planning for a school that would provide Christian teaching in every facet of their children's education. Out of their concern, Peoria Christian School was founded, and opened its doors to sixteen students and one teacher in 1950. Their facility was a remodeled garage located behind the old Christian Center on Knoxville Avenue.