Carrie Busey Elementary School
1605 W Kirby Ave, Champaign, IL, 61821-5599 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Carrie Busey Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Champaign County, IL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 375 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 29 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 67 students
Grade 1 - 63 students
Grade 2 - 65 students
Grade 3 - 56 students
Grade 4 - 58 students
Grade 5 - 66 students
This School
(IL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IL) School Average
% American Indian 1% n/a
% Asian 11% 3%
% Hispanic 5% 16%
% Black 41% 22%
% White 42% 56%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 47% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Champaign Community Unit 4 School District
This School's Agency
(IL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 18 3
Number of Students Managed 9,248 students 907 students
District Total Revenue $84,410,000 $8,067,000
District Expenditure $88,473,000 $8,098,000
District Revenue / Student $9,127 $8,894
District Expenditure / Student $9,567 $8,928
In the News:
  • For 52 years, trans-Atlantic pen-pal friendship has thrived (The Champaign News-Gazette)
    posted on November 1, 2009 at 02:57:16 pm
    Wistful "write soon" phrases have kept two women connected across the Atlantic Ocean for 52 years. One from the Midwest and one from Finland, they met on paper in 1957.
  • Champaign district happy with progress, foretells more (The Champaign News-Gazette)
    posted on August 2, 2009 at 01:46:26 pm
    CHAMPAIGN – Margie Skirvin was about to finish her first four-year term on the Champaign school board in 2001. The school district had been struggling for several years to address concerns about black students, from too many in special education and being given discipline referrals, to too few in gifted and honors classes, to those students being bused out of their neighborhoods. Skirvin was one ...
  • Decree plaintiffs: Info on Savoy school, Columbia relevant (The Champaign News-Gazette)
    posted on July 22, 2009 at 01:16:14 pm
    CHAMPAIGN – Evidence relating to the closed Columbia Center and a planned school in Savoy is relevant to whether the Champaign school district has complied with its consent decree obligations, plaintiffs in the case say. Attorneys representing the district's black families filed responses Monday to the district's request to bar evidence related to Columbia Center and the Savoy school at an Aug. ...
  • Group wants space at magnet schools (The Champaign News-Gazette)
    posted on June 26, 2009 at 01:14:21 pm
    CHAMPAIGN – The Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club would like space to offer programs for kids at a rebuilt Washington Elementary School and expanded Garden Hills Elementary School.
  • Decisions expected on Champaign magnet schools' themes (The Champaign News-Gazette)
    posted on June 24, 2009 at 02:14:21 pm
    CHAMPAIGN – Two elementary schools in Champaign will focus on either international education or science, technology, engineering and math if the Champaign school board approves those themes this week. The school district plans to create magnet schools at Garden Hills and Washington elementary schools. A committee has recommended two themes for the schools – Primary Years Programme/Fine Arts and ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (61821)
School Zip (61821)
(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 28,583 people 12,207,380 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 51% 24%
Population Average Age 35 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $44,435 $46,557
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.5 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 42 years old 49 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (61821)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 66% / 34% 62% / 38%
School Map:
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2. Westview Elementary School - 380 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
3. Robeson Elementary School - 509 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
4. Kenwood Elementary School - 386 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
5. South Side Elementary School - 268 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Champaign, Champaign County, Zip 61821 
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