▁Within ▁the ▁facility , ▁the ▁building ▁houses ▁a ▁modern ▁library ; ▁a ▁fine ▁arts ▁department , ▁that ▁includes ▁graph ic ▁arts ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ch orus ▁and ▁band ; ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁department ; ▁math , ▁science , ▁English ▁depart ments , ▁industrial ▁technology , ▁foreign ▁language , ▁and ▁social ▁sciences . ▁ ▁The ▁physical ▁education ▁department ▁includes ▁two ▁g ymnas iums , ▁four ▁lo cker ▁rooms , ▁a ▁weight ▁room , ▁and ▁training ▁room . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁P ec aton ica ▁High ▁School ▁offers ▁two ▁" off - camp us " ▁programs . ▁Life - s cience ▁classes ▁are ▁offered ▁in ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁with ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁at ▁the ▁Tor st enson ▁Youth ▁Conserv ation ▁Education ▁Center ▁located ▁two ▁miles ▁East ▁of ▁town ▁along ▁the ▁P ec aton ica ▁River . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁are ▁also ▁offered ▁black sm ith ing ▁classes ▁in ▁a ▁turn - of - the - century ▁facility ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁middle ▁school . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁Illinois ▁School ▁Report ▁Card ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 ▁school ▁year , ▁P ec aton ica ▁had ▁a ▁gradu ation ▁rate ▁of ▁ 9 2 % ▁and ▁an ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁participation ▁rate ▁of ▁ 2 6 %. ▁Additionally , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁P ec ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁ 6 , 1 7 0 ▁best ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁ 1 9 8 ▁in ▁Illinois ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁the