Photo: Otherbeach · CC BY 3.0Wayne’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Wayne, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Wayne, 29% of tested students are proficient in math, above 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.
Wayne’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 213 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wayne’s, its schools beat 35%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 27% and math 29% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Community High School District 94 spends $19,365 per student and School District U-46 $21,472, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
49 elementary schools, then ten middle and eight high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Wayne’s grade
B: better than 58% 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 Wayne, with each school’s own grade.
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Wayne
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Wayne vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Wayne’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne | B | School District U-46 PK–12 · St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| St. Charles | A | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 |
| West Chicago | A− | West Chicago School District 33 PK–8 · St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Bartlett | C+ | School District U-46 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 with Wayne for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Wayne
67 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 Wayne’s schools
Are Wayne’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Wayne children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wayne in?
Community High School District 94, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,040 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do Wayne kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: South Elgin High School, Elgin High School, Larkin High School, West Chicago Comm High School, Bartlett High School, St Charles East High School, St Charles North High School and Streamwood High School.
What is Wayne’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in School District U-46 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Wayne spend per student?
$19,365 in Community High School District 94, $21,472 in School District U-46 and $21,826 in St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Wayne 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.