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Schools in Carrollton · Carrollton Community Unit School District 1

Carrollton’s public schools outscore 50% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Carrollton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Carrollton, 29% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). 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
24%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
449 students on the public path
In brief

Carrollton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1275 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Carrollton’s, its schools beat 64%, higher than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 24% and math 29% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,755 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 Carrollton High School. Enrollment is down 18% 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 Carrollton’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 50% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 50%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1275)Better than 64%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 228 test results and a graduating class of 50 could put Carrollton anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Carrollton’s students in the tested grades sat them (240 in math, 216 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Carrollton Grade SchoolCarrollton Community Unit School District 1B+
9–12Carrollton High SchoolCarrollton Community Unit School District 1B−

Carrollton’s public schools are run by Carrollton Community Unit School District 1, which also serves Bluffdale, Carrollton, Eldred and Kane and others. 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.

Carrollton Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 449 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,755IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 29.9% · 216 students tested
Math29%
State average 25.8% · 240 students tested

Carrollton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CarrolltonB−Carrollton Community Unit School District 1

Every school in Carrollton

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 Carrolltonin other towns
Carrollton Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B+
269 students10:1Rate it →
Carrollton High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
180 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Carrollton’s schools

Are Carrollton’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Carrollton children attend outscore 50% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Carrollton in?

Carrollton Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 449 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Carrollton kids go to high school?

Carrollton High School, with 180 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Carrollton’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Carrollton Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Carrollton spend per student?

$15,755 in Carrollton 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.