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B−
Schools in Casey Township · Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C

Casey Township’s public schools outscore 53% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Casey Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 19% of Casey Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#429of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
32%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 36% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
891 students on the public path
In brief

Casey Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1253 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Casey Township’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 19% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,716 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr HS. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Casey Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Illinois school districts, #429 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1253)Better than 68%
Towns in Clark County (15)Better than 80%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 414 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Casey Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Casey Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (408 in math, 419 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Casey Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Monroe Elem SchoolCasey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4CB
7–12Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr HSCasey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4CB

Casey Township’s public schools are run by Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C, which also serves Casey, Crooked Creek, Johnson and Parker and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4CGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 891 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,716IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.9% · 419 students tested
Math19%
State average 25.8% · 408 students tested

Casey Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Casey Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Casey TownshipB−Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C
Union—Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C PK–12 · Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 PK–12
MartinsvilleCMartinsville Community Unit School District 3C
Parker—Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C PK–12 · Martinsville Community Unit School District 3C PK–12
Johnson—Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C

3 of the 4 neighbors share Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C with Casey Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Casey Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Casey Townshipby address
Monroe Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Casey
B
530 students18:1Rate it →
Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr HS
High · Grades 7–12 · Casey
B
361 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Casey Township’s schools

Are Casey Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Casey Township children attend outscore 53% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #429 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Casey Township in?

Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 891 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Casey Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Casey Township spend per student?

$13,716 in Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Casey Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.