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Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 15 towns

Serves Brookside Township, Carlyle Township, Carlyle, Wade Township, Santa Fe Township, Irishtown Township, Lake Township, Tamalco Township, Meridian Township, Clement Township, Wheatfield Township, Hoffman, Keyesport, East Fork Township and Huey.

Brookside Township’s School Grade C better than 29% of Illinois school districts

Students
926
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,519
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$9.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the IL average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.7M, about $10,518 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CBrookside Township 4,522C+Carlyle Township 3,778C+Carlyle 3,188BWade Township 1,679BSanta Fe Township 1,215C+Irishtown Township 1,050Lake Township 816Tamalco Township 512Meridian Township 509Clement Township 458Wheatfield Township 447Hoffman 431Keyesport 404East Fork Township 366Huey 160

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brookside Township. Grade by grade →

PK–8Willow Grove Elem SchoolWillow Grove School District 46
9–122 high schoolsCentralia High School District 200

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 25.8% · 492 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 29.9% · 500 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.6% · 73 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,519 per student · 23% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 45%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,036’20
985’21
962’22
910’23
926’24

Down 10.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Carlyle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carlyle
B+
364 students14:1
Carlyle Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carlyle
B−
281 students14:1
Carlyle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlyle
B−
281 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Centralia High School District 200Centralia, Centralia Township, Irvington Township
$21,397per student
Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49Covington Township, Hoyleton Township, Irvington Township
$13,212per student
Central Community High School District 71Breese Township, Germantown Township, St. Rose Township
$16,612per student
Centralia School District 135Centralia, Centralia Township, Wamac
$19,365per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.