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Carbondale Elementary School District 95
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Carbondale Township and Carbondale, and parts of Murphysboro Township and De Soto Township.
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 Fountain Bluff Township.
PK–5Trico Elementary SchoolTrico Community Unit School District 176
6–8Trico Jr High SchoolTrico Community Unit School District 176
9–12Trico Senior High SchoolTrico Community Unit School District 176
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency7%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 92% at Trico Community Unit School District 176, 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 Township, Sand Ridge Township, Somerset Township
$17,286per student
Carbondale Community High School District 165Makanda Township, Pomona Township
$22,399per student
Elverado Community Unit School District 196Elk Township, Somerset Township
$18,144per student
Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130Makanda Township
$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.