Centralia School District 135

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–8 C-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Centralia, Centralia and Wamac, and parts of Brookside and Central City.

At a glance

1,068Students enrolled

4Schools

3Towns served

$19,365Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

99%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

CentraliaCentraliaWamac

Grades PK–8

Central City Elem School276 students · CentraliaCentral City School District 133

Grades 8

Central City Elem School or Jordan Elem SchoolDepends on your addressCentral City School District 133

Grades 8

Centralia Jr High School or Central City Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Centralia High School887 students · CentraliaCentralia High School District 200

Grades PK–1

Schiller Elem School270 students · CentraliaThis district

Grades 2–3

Jordan Elem School228 students · CentraliaThis district

Grades 4–8

Centralia Jr High School559 students · CentraliaThis district

Grades 9–12

Centralia High School887 students · CentraliaCentralia High School District 200

Grades PK–8

Schiller Elem School or North Wamac Grade SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 8

Jordan Elem School or North Wamac Grade SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 8

Centralia Jr High School or North Wamac Grade SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Centralia High School887 students · CentraliaCentralia High School District 200

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency8%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts21%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 79% at Centralia High School District 200, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,365

per student each year · 10% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration34%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State54%

Federal28%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,185’20

1,148’21

1,089’22

1,065’23

1,068’24

Students

White · 56%602

Black · 21%223

Two or more races · 16%169

Hispanic · 6%62

Asian · 1%7

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Centralia14,039 people · Grades PK–8 at Central City Elem School

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Centralia11,856 people

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Wamac804 people

Also covers small parts of Brookside and Central City.

Schools4 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Schiller Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 270 students · Centralia

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Jordan Elem SchoolElementary · Grades 2–3 · 228 students · Centralia

CPublic 📚

Centralia Jr High SchoolMiddle · Grades 4–8 · 559 students · Centralia

CPublic 📚

Centralia Pre-Kindergarten CtrPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 11 students · Centralia

Public

Where students go next · Centralia High School District 200

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Centralia High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 887 students · Centralia

C+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Irvington County Community Unit School District 11Irvington · $14,691 per student

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Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49Irvington · $13,212 per student

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Sandoval Community Unit School District 501Meridian · Sandoval · $16,213 per student

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Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Lake · Meridian · $16,519 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.