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Schools in Kewanee · Kewanee Community Unit School District 229, Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230

Kewanee’s public schools score below 70% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Kewanee, 10% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kewanee, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−#587of 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
25%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
10%
▼ 16 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 36% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Kewanee Community Unit School District 229
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,473 students on the public path
In brief

Kewanee’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 845 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kewanee’s, its schools beat 35%, higher than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 10% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Kewanee’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 spends $13,828 per student and Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 $14,063, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Kewanee’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 30% of Illinois school districts, #587 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 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (845)Better than 35%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 1,154 test results and a graduating class of 148 could put Kewanee anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Kewanee’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,126 in math, 1,183 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Kewanee runs its own schools through grade 12 (Kewanee Community Unit School District 229). From grade PK, students attend the Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230, shared with Wethersfield. Its school is in Kewanee. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Kewanee

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

Kewanee Community Unit School District 229Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,963 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,828IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 513 students · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,063IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Kewanee Community Unit School District 22924%
State average 29.9% · 928 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kewanee Community Unit School District 2298%
State average 25.8% · 872 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wethersfield Community Unit School District 23030%
State average 29.9% · 255 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wethersfield Community Unit School District 23016%
State average 25.8% · 254 students tested

Kewanee vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
KewaneeCKewanee Community Unit School District 229 PK–12 · Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 PK–12

Every school in Kewanee

5 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).

Also serving Kewaneein other towns
Wethersfield Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
296 students14:1Rate it →
Neponset Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Neponset
B+
137 students11:1Rate it →
Belle Alexander Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–1
241 students13:1Rate it →
Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
B+
217 students11:1Rate it →
Kewanee High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
582 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Kewanee’s schools

Are Kewanee’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kewanee children attend score below 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #587 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kewanee in?

Two districts: Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 runs grades PK–12, and Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 runs grades PK–12, shared with Wethersfield.

Where do Kewanee kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Kewanee High School and Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School.

What is Kewanee’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Kewanee spend per student?

$13,828 in Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 and $14,063 in Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.