Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Casey’s public schools outscore 53% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Casey, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 19% of students in Casey’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
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.
Casey’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 666 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Casey’s, its schools beat 71%, 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.
What’s behind Casey’s grade
B−: better than 53% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Casey, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Casey
Monroe Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 530 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Casey’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.
Above the state in reading
Casey vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Casey’s borders.
Every school in Casey
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).
Questions about Casey’s schools
Are Casey’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Casey children attend outscore 53% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Casey 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’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 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.
Parents talk
What Casey families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Casey → They have their own page.
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.