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Carbondale Elementary School District 95
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Carbondale and Carbondale, and parts of Murphysboro and De Soto.
Students
1,648
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,629
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$4.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Carbondale Elementary School District 95
- School Grade D: better than 9% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020
- Debt of $4.2M, about $2,518 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Benton.
PK–4Benton Grade Sch K-4Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
5–8Benton Grade Sch 5-8Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
9–12Benton Cons High SchoolBenton Consolidated High School District 103
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency7%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Benton Consolidated High School District 103, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,629 per student · 9% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 41%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,561’20
1,553’21
1,546’22
1,618’23
1,648’24
Up 5.6% since 2020.
Students
Black 51%White 24%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 11%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186Pomona, Sand Ridge, Somerset
$17,286per student
Carbondale Community High School District 165Makanda, Pomona
$22,399per student
Elverado Community Unit School District 196Elk, Somerset
$18,144per student
Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130Makanda
$14,116per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.