Elementary · Illinois

Parrish Elem School

Free meals for all

Parrish Elem School, a public elementary school in Carbondale, Illinois: grades pre-k–1, 466 students, 14.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Carbondale ESD 95.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 466
Teachers (FTE): 31.7
Students per teacher: 14.7
Grades: Pre-K–1; Elementary

More students per teacher than 75% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

More students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 71% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 60% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–1
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant town
Run by: Carbondale ESD 95

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Carbondale ESD 95.

Location

Address: 121 N Parrish Ln, Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: (618)457-5781
City or town: Carbondale
County: Jackson County

Website Quality of life in Carbondale Schools in Carbondale

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Thomas Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	2–3	400	13.8	2.4 mi
Lewis SchoolFree meals for all	4–5	325	13.4	2.9 mi
Gen John A Logan Attendance CntrFree meals for all	K–2	400	11.8	4.0 mi
Unity Point Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	620	11.9	4.1 mi
Giant City Elem School	Pre-K–8	218	13.6	5.7 mi
Carruthers Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	3–5	426	14.7	6.1 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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