MACKINAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS Mackinaw and Deer Creek students attend the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Schools in Mackinaw and Deer Creek. K-3rd grade and 7th and 8th grades attend the Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High School located at 102 E. Fifth Street in Mackinaw. Grades 4th- 6th attend the Dee-Mack Middle School located at 506 N. Logan in Deer Creek. All high school students 9th-12th attend Dee-Mack High School located at 401 E. Fifth Street in Mackinaw.  The District employs four administrators, three building principals and a superintendent of schools. Questions about the instructional program can be addressed to Christina Lammers, Primary/Junior High Principal; Mr. Reliford Middle School Principal; or Bill Lamb, High School Principal. Questions concerning support programs or school finance can be directed to the Superintendent, Steve Yarnall. The School District is governed by a seven member Board of Education. Members are elected in November of odd number years and serve for four years. Board of Education meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at the Superintendent's office at the high school located at 401 E. Fifth Street in Mackinaw. All meetings are open to the public. Citizen attendance and comments are welcome. The public is invited to visit the school at any time. Please register at the office upon arrival. Web link – www.deemack.org Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School, for grades 9-12 401 East Fifth Street, Mackinaw, Illinois 61755 phone: 309-359-4421 Deer Creek-Mackinaw Middle School, for grades 4-6 506 N Logan,  Deer Creek, Illinois 61733  phone: 309-447-6226 Deer Creek-Mackinaw Primary/Junior High School, K-3rd and 7-8th grades.  102 E. Fifth Street, Mackinaw, Illinois 61755 phone: 309-359-4321 AREA COLLEGE'S & UNIVERSITIES Bradley University 1501 W. Bradley Ave. Peoria IL 61606 309-676-7611 Eureka College 300 E. College Ave. Eureka IL 61530 309-467-3721 Heartland Community College 1500 W. Raab Rd. Normal IL 61761 309-268-8000 Illinois Central College East Peoria IL 309-694-5011 309-999-4500 (Peoria campus) Illinois State University Normal IL 309-438-2111 Illinois Wesleyan University 1312 Park St. Bloomington IL 61701 309-556-1000 Lincoln Christian College 100 Campus View Dr. Lincoln IL 62656 888-522-5228 Lincoln College 715 W. Raab Rd. Normal IL 61761 800-569-0558 Midstate College 411 W. Northmoor Rd. Peoria IL 61614 1-800-251-4299 Robert Morris College 211 Fulton Peoria IL 309-636-8600 Spoon River College 23235 N. County Hwy 22 Canton IL 61520 309-647-4645