Carrie Busey Elem School

Located at 304 Prairie Rose Ln, in Savoy, Illinois, Carrie Busey Elem School is a mid-tier primary school that teaches 444 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Champaign CUSD 4.

Across the 18 schools in Champaign CUSD 4 (10,598 students total), Carrie Busey Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Carrie Busey Elem School shows that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Black, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the resource side, Carrie Busey Elem School lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Champaign County (around 53%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Carrie Busey Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.2%, the actual is 47.8%, a residual of +0.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Champaign County shows median household earnings sit near $63,683, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Champaign County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students), of which Carrie Busey Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch, around 2.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carrie Busey Elem School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carrie Busey Elem School has fell 6%, going from 470 students in 2018 to 444 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 53% to 41%.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.