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Peoria Unified Grads Break Records

The Peoria Unified School District is proudly celebrating the class of 2023 for securing over $78 million in scholarships to post-secondary institutions, increasing last year’s record scholarships by more than $5 million. The total includes scholarships for in-state and out-of-state colleges and universities, merit- based recognitions, private donors, athletic scholarships and vocational schools. Centennial, Ironwood, Liberty, Raymond S. Kellis and Sunrise Mountain high schools all celebrate a school record amount in scholarship offers with their graduates. Below is a breakdown of the Peoria Unified high school scholarship amounts:

SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT

Cactus High School

$4,416,298

Centennial High School

$19,421,170

Ironwood High School

$7,953,858

Liberty High School

$18,347,476

Peoria High School

$4,433,711

Peoria Flex Academy

$1,100

Raymond S. Kellis High School

$7,951,392

Sunrise Mountain High School

$15,515,667

2023 Total Scholarships

$78,041,302

A few highlights from this year include the following:

  • Liberty High School’s scholarship totals include 79 full tuition Lumberjack scholarships to Northern

    Arizona University, and a variety of out-of-state universities to esteemed institutions like Baylor Point

    Loma and American Musical Theatre.

  • Raymond S. Kellis High School’s graduates include acceptance letters to the Air Force Academy, MIT,

    and Johns Hopkins University.

  • Sunrise Mountain High School’s graduates include students accepted to Biola University, a full Air

    Force ROTC tuition scholarship, the esteemed Vanderbilt University, and an Army ROTC full tuition

    scholarship.

  • Cactus High School’s scholarships include a Navy ROTC scholarship and acceptance to Rose-Hulman

    Institute of Technology.

 

*totals updated May 22, 2023