Total enrollment
10,598
+421 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Champaign CUSD 4
Illinois · 10,598 students · 2 cities
Looking at the Champaign CUSD 4 system: 20 public K-12 schools serving approximately 10,598 students inside Illinois, averaging 530 per school.
4-year change in Champaign CUSD 4
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Champaign CUSD 4 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #230 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,598 | #22 of 508 | #863 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #19 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #352 of 506 | #4,468 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 54.0% | #186 of 456 | #3,585 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #6 of 341 | #134 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Champaign CUSD 4
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from South Side Elementary School at 53.8% proficient to Garden Hills Elementary School at 11.1%, a gap of 42.7 points. That is the 18th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 18 district schools that reported both years went from 9,897 to 10,598 students (up 7%) and from 742 to 750 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School | Champaign | High | 09-12 | 1,666 |
| Centennial High School | Champaign | High | 09-12 | 1,476 |
| Jefferson Middle School | Champaign | Middle | 06-08 | 711 |
| International Prep Academy | Champaign | Elementary | PK-08 | 681 |
| Franklin Middle School | Champaign | Middle | 06-08 | 665 |
| Edison Middle School | Champaign | Middle | 06-08 | 647 |
| Bottenfield Elem School | Champaign | Elementary | KG-05 | 456 |
| Stratton Elementary School | Champaign | Elementary | KG-05 | 454 |
| Carrie Busey Elem School | Savoy | Elementary | KG-05 | 444 |
| Robeson Elem School | Champaign | Elementary | KG-05 | 439 |
| Westview Elem School | Champaign | Elementary | KG-05 | 434 |
| Dr Howard Elem School | Champaign | Elementary | KG-05 | 426 |
| Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch | Champaign | Elementary | KG-05 | 426 |
| Garden Hills Elem School | Champaign | Elementary | PK-08 | 411 |
| Kenwood Elem School | Champaign | Elementary | KG-05 | 402 |
| South Side Elementary School | Champaign | Elementary | KG-05 | 307 |
| Champaign Early Chldhd Cntr | Champaign | Elementary | PK-PK | 288 |
| Washington Elem School | Champaign | Elementary | KG-05 | 265 |
| ACTIONS Program | Champaign | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| Novak Academy | Champaign | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign CUSD 4 is a sparse Illinois school district running 20 schools with combined enrollment near 10,598.
In terms of grade levels, Champaign CUSD 4 covers 13 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Champaign CUSD 4 runs about 530 students per school, 10% higher than the state mean of roughly 480.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 4%: 10,177 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,598 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Champaign CUSD 4 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.