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Schools in Carrier Mills · Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School District

Carrier Mills’s public schools score below 87% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Carrier Mills’s districts is 7%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Carrier Mills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–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
17%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
7%
▼ 19 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$17.5K
▼ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
394 students on the public path
In brief

Carrier Mills’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,523 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Carrier Mills-Stonefort H S. Enrollment is down 14% 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 Carrier Mills’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 13% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (831)Better than 13%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 212 test results could put Carrier Mills anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Carrier Mills’s students in the tested grades sat them (211 in math, 213 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elem SchCarrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School DistrictC−
9–12Carrier Mills-Stonefort H SCarrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School DistrictD

Carrier Mills’s public schools are run by Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School District, which also serves Carrier Mills, Stonefort and Stonefort. 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.

Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 394 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,523IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 29.9% · 213 students tested
Math7%
State average 25.8% · 211 students tested

Carrier Mills vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carrier MillsDCarrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit

Every school in Carrier Mills

2 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 Carrier Millsin other towns
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
300 students11:1Rate it →
Carrier Mills-Stonefort H S
High · Grades 9–12
D
94 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Carrier Mills’s schools

Are Carrier Mills’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Carrier Mills children attend score below 87% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Carrier Mills in?

Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 394 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Carrier Mills kids go to high school?

Carrier Mills-Stonefort H S, with 94 students; its own test results earn a D.

How much does Carrier Mills spend per student?

$17,523 in Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School District (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.