Total enrollment
1,963
+34 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Kewanee CUSD 229
Illinois · 1,963 students · 2 cities
Kewanee CUSD 229's public schools, 7 in all, serve about 1,963 K-12 students inside Illinois, an average of 280 per school.
4-year change in Kewanee CUSD 229
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Kewanee CUSD 229 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #245 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,963 | #193 of 508 | #4,528 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #91 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #390 of 506 | #4,952 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 70.1% | #59 of 456 | #1,938 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #124 of 341 | #2,224 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 Kewanee CUSD 229
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Neponset Grade School at 68.0% proficient to Kewanee High School at 23.7%, a gap of 44.3 points. That is the 15th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 1,939 to 1,963 students (up 1%) and from 121 to 135 full-time teachers (up 12%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kewanee High School | Kewanee | High | 09-12 | 582 |
| Central Elem | Kewanee | Middle | 04-06 | 353 |
| Irving Elem School | Kewanee | Elementary | 02-03 | 242 |
| Belle Alexander Elem School | Kewanee | Elementary | KG-01 | 241 |
| Central Junior High | Kewanee | Middle | 07-08 | 235 |
| Lyle School | Kewanee | Elementary | PK-PK | 173 |
| Neponset Grade School | Neponset | Elementary | PK-08 | 137 |
About Kewanee CUSD 229
Kewanee CUSD 229 is a rural-scale Illinois school district running 7 schools with combined enrollment near 1,963.
Looking at the level breakdown, Kewanee CUSD 229 comprises 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Kewanee CUSD 229 is about 280, below the Illinois average of roughly 480.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 1,929 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,963 in SY 2024-25.
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