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Schools in Makanda

Makanda’s public schools

Carbondale Community High School District 165 and Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Makanda. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
$22.4K
▲ 4% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carbondale Community High School District 165
Students per teacher
13.2
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,643 students on the public path
In brief

Makanda’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Makanda’s 2 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%); Unity Point Elem School lowest (60%). 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 Makanda, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Unity Point Elem Schoolin CarbondaleB
9–12Carbondale Comm H Sin CarbondaleB+

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

Two districts serve Makanda

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−
Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 620 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,579IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above 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, Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 14048%
State average 29.9% · 376 students tested
Math · PK–8, Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 14016%
State average 25.8% · 337 students tested

Makanda vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Makanda—Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 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
Makanda TownshipB+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

All 2 neighbors share Carbondale Community High School District 165 with Makanda for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Makanda

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 Makandain other towns
Unity Point Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Carbondale
B
620 students12:1Rate it →
Carbondale Comm H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Carbondale
B+
1,023 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Makanda’s schools

Are Makanda’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Makanda. Carbondale Community High School District 165 and Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Makanda. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Makanda in?

Carbondale Community High School District 165 and Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140.

Where do Makanda kids go to high school?

Carbondale Comm H S.

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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.