School district · Illinois

Carbondale ESD 95

Carbondale ESD 95 in Illinois: 4 public schools with 1,648 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,629 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,648
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,629
IL $21.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
120
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.2
Librarians (FTE): 0.7

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Illinois: 53%

28%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

933 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

15%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 89% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

930 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$12.9K15
$13.5K16
$16.8K17
$17.4K18
$18.8K19
$21.5K20
$22.5K21
$21.4K22
$22.3K23
$19.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $5M
State
41% · $15.8M
Local
47% · $18.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,739
Support services
$6,965
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.1M
Long-term debt
$4.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Lewis SchoolFree meals for all
4–532513.430%15%
Parrish Elem SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–146614.7——
Thomas Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
2–340013.825%18%
Carbondale Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–845713.028%13%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1150 E Grand Ave Ste 2, Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone
(618)457-3591
Website