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Schools in Carbondale Township

Carbondale Township’s public schools

Carbondale Community High School District 165 and Carbondale Elementary School District 95 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carbondale Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 96% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carbondale Elementary School District 95
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
8
2,671 students on the public path
In brief

Carbondale Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Carbondale Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Carbondale Comm H S places highest (better than 69%); Carbondale Middle School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Carbondale Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Parrish Elem SchoolCarbondale Elementary School District 95No scores
2–3Thomas Elementary SchoolCarbondale Elementary School District 95C−
6–8Carbondale Middle SchoolCarbondale Elementary School District 95C−
9–12Carbondale Comm H SCarbondale Community High School District 165B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carbondale Community High School District 165.

Two districts serve Carbondale Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Carbondale Community High School District 165Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,023 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,399IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Carbondale Elementary School District 95Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,648 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,629IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Carbondale Community High School District 16532%
State average 29.9% · 223 students tested
Math · 9–12, Carbondale Community High School District 16526%
State average 25.8% · 218 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Carbondale Elementary School District 9515%
State average 29.9% · 882 students tested
Math · PK–8, Carbondale Elementary School District 957%
State average 25.8% · 538 students tested

Carbondale Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Carbondale Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carbondale Township—Carbondale Elementary School District 95 PK–8 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12
MakandaB+Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 PK–8 · Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 PK–8 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12
MurphysboroCMurphysboro Community Unit School District 186 PK–12 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12
De SotoC+De Soto Consolidated School District 86 PK–8 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12
Pomona—Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 PK–12 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12
Carbondale (city)CCarbondale Elementary School District 95 PK–8 · Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 PK–8 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12

All 5 neighbors share Carbondale Community High School District 165 with Carbondale Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Carbondale Township

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Carbondale Townshipby address
Parrish Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Carbondale
466 students15:1Rate it →
Thomas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Carbondale
C−
400 students14:1Rate it →
Lewis School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Carbondale
C−
325 students13:1Rate it →
Carbondale Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carbondale
C−
457 students13:1Rate it →
Carbondale Comm H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Carbondale
B+
1,023 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Trinity Christian School
Grades PK–11 · Carbondale
Private · Religious
114 students8:1Rate it →
Carbondale New School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Carbondale
Private · Nonsectarian
23 students7:1Rate it →
Brehm Preparatory School
Grades 6–12 · Carbondale
Private · Special education
10 students10:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Tcse-Carbondale HS and Eurma C Hayes Center).

Questions about Carbondale Township’s schools

Are Carbondale Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carbondale Township. Carbondale Community High School District 165 and Carbondale Elementary School District 95 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carbondale Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Carbondale Township in?

Carbondale Community High School District 165 and Carbondale Elementary School District 95.

Where do Carbondale Township kids go to high school?

Carbondale Comm H S.

Are there private schools in Carbondale Township?

Yes: Trinity Christian School (grades PK–11, 114 students), Carbondale New School (grades PK–7, 23 students) and Brehm Preparatory School (grades 6–12, 10 students).

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.