2021-22 school year sees 840 students enrolled at Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C

Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

By East Central Reporter Reports

Sep 2, 2023

Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C welcomed 840 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 1.7% increase over the previous school year.

Monroe Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 486 students.

Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C roughly covers schools within Clark County and has a main office in Casey.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C Over the Years