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Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130
Public school districtGrades PK–8
Serves Makanda, and parts of Carbondale.
Students
218
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,116
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130
- School Grade A: better than 93% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
- Spends 35% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $0.3M, about $1,284 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 proficiency37%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts62%
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$14,116 per student · 35% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 42%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
227’20
246’21
239’22
242’23
218’24
Down 4% since 2020.
Students
White 75%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 9%Black 5%Asian 1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Carbondale Community High School District 165Carbondale, De Soto, Makanda
$22,399per student
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186Murphysboro, Pomona
$17,286per student
Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140Carbondale, Makanda
$14,579per student
Carbondale Elementary School District 95Carbondale
$19,629per 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.