NCES CCD 2024-25 8 schools IL

Best-Resourced Schools in Kewanee, IL

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8 public K-12 schools in Kewanee from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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8
Schools
2,339
Students
35.8/100
Avg Resource Index
15.8:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Kewanee has more public-school enrollment than 18% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Kewanee's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Kewanee's list includes 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 3 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 21-point gap between Wethersfield Elem School and Kewanee High School shows the range hidden by Kewanee's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 82%
School count
Top 54%
Resource Index average
28th percentile
Teacher staffing
45th percentile

Kewanee High School accounts for 24.9% of all Kewanee public-school enrollment

That concentration means Kewanee-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Kewanee school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities

Kewanee school enrollment ranges from 173 students (lowest) to 582 students (highest), a spread of 409 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Kewanee student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Kewanee is typically wider than the Kewanee-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Wethersfield Elem School 47
2. Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School 46
3. Central Elem 34
4. Irving Elem School 34
5. Central Junior High 34
6. Belle Alexander Elem School 33
7. Lyle School 32
8. Kewanee High School 26

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Kewanee

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Central Junior High 60.7/100
  2. 2 Belle Alexander Elem School 60.6/100
  3. 3 Irving Elem School 59.3/100
  4. 4 Central Elem 59.1/100
  5. 5 Kewanee High School 55.1/100

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Which Kewanee school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Wethersfield Elem School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Kewanee schools in this federal-data comparison at 47/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Kewanee, IL? ▼

Kewanee has 8 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,339 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 15.8:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.