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C+
Schools in Carlyle · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

Carlyle’s public schools score below 62% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Carlyle’s districts is 18%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Carlyle, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#527of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
926 students on the public path
In brief

Carlyle’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Carlyle’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,519 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Carlyle Junior High School, then Carlyle High School. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Carlyle’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Illinois school districts, #527 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1475)Better than 36%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 496 test results and a graduating class of 73 could put Carlyle anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Carlyle’s students in the tested grades sat them (492 in math, 500 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Carlyle, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Carlyle Elementary SchoolCarlyle Community Unit School District 1B+
5–8Carlyle Junior High SchoolCarlyle Community Unit School District 1B−
9–12Carlyle High SchoolCarlyle Community Unit School District 1B−

Carlyle’s public schools are run by Carlyle Community Unit School District 1. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 926 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,519IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 29.9% · 500 students tested
Math18%
State average 25.8% · 492 students tested

Carlyle vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CarlyleC+Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

Every school in Carlyle

3 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).

Also serving Carlylein other towns
Carlyle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B+
364 students14:1Rate it →
Carlyle Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B−
281 students14:1Rate it →
Carlyle High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
281 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Carlyle’s schools

Are Carlyle’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Carlyle children attend score below 62% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #527 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Carlyle in?

Carlyle Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 926 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Carlyle kids go to high school?

Carlyle High School, with 281 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Carlyle’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Carlyle spend per student?

$16,519 in Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.