Monroe Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Casey, Illinois

Monroe Elementary School in Casey, Illinois enrolled 530 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 17.7 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

534 students in 2022-23, 520 students in 2023-24, 530 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.9 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Monroe Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 520, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235342023-245202024-25530
Students enrolled at Monroe Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 520, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235342023-245202024-25530
Students enrolled at Monroe Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 520, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235342023-245202024-25530
Students enrolled at Monroe Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 520, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235342023-245202024-25530
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353429.917.8
2023-2452030.916.8
2024-2553030.017.7

17.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 17.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 17.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 17.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 17.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 423 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Monroe Elementary School enrolled 423 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 423 of the 423 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent15.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.3% of students were White, 3.2% of two or more races, 1.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White94.3%
  2. Two or more races3.2%
  3. Hispanic1.7%
  4. Black0.4%
  5. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Monroe Elementary School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2232%32%29.9%
Math, 2022-2327%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Monroe Elementary School

  1. Martinsville Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 6.6 miles away: 238 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
  2. Cumberland Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 387 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Monroe Elementary School with Martinsville Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C spends per student$12,929 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,929
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisMonroe Elementary School is the number 431 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#431 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher17.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.17.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Monroe Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Monroe Elementary School?
    530 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 534 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Casey, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Monroe Elementary School?
    17.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Monroe Elementary School a Title I school?
    Monroe Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Monroe Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Monroe Elementary School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Monroe Elementary School in?
    Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C, NCES district ID 1700002. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170000205089 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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