Carbondale ESD 95

Public school district · Jackson County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1708340

Carbondale ESD 95 spent $22,298 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 78% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,648 students in 2024-25; 32.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,629 per student, down 12.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Carbondale ESD 95 in enrollment (1,531 to 1,550 students) and Carbondale ESD 95 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Carbondale ESD 95, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Carbondale ESD 95$22,298Harvey SD 152$21,475Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School Dis…$14,822Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Carbondale ESD 95, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Carbondale ESD 95$22,298Harvey SD 152$21,475Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District…$14,822Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Carbondale ESD 95, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Carbondale ESD 95$22,298Harvey SD 152$21,475Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District 44$14,822Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Carbondale ESD 95, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Carbondale ESD 95$22,298Harvey SD 152$21,475Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District 44$14,822Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$40,469,000 in revenue: 32.6% state, 49.0% local and 18.4% federal. Total spending including $1,949,000 of capital outlay was $38,222,000, or $24,723 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Carbondale ESD 95 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,176,000; Local $19,840,000; Federal $7,453,000; total $40,469,000.
  • State$13,176,000 33%
  • Local$19,840,000 49%
  • Federal$7,453,000 18%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,546 students in 2022-23, 1,618 students in 2023-24, 1,648 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Carbondale ESD 95 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,618, 2024-25: 1,64805001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,6182024-251,648
Carbondale ESD 95 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,618, 2024-25: 1,64805001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,6182024-251,648
Carbondale ESD 95 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,618, 2024-25: 1,64805001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,6182024-251,648
Carbondale ESD 95 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,618, 2024-25: 1,64805001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,6182024-251,648

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,546122.312.6
2023-241,618119.013.6
2024-251,648120.313.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Carbondale ESD 95 scored proficient or above: 15% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts15%29.9%882

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

3 elementary schools, 1,191 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Parrish Elementary School46614.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Thomas Elementary School40013.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lewis School32513.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 457 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Carbondale Middle School45713.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Carbondale ESD 95

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Carbondale ESD 95

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentCarbondale ESD 95 ranks 83 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,298).#83 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisCarbondale ESD 95 is the number 254 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,546 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#254 of 865
  3. Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126The next larger Illinois district: 1,550 students in fall 2022, $18,460 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,460
  4. Genoa Kingston CUSD 424The next smaller Illinois district: 1,544 students in fall 2022, $16,372 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,372
  5. Compare Carbondale ESD 95 with Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Carbondale ESD 95

  1. How many schools and students are in Carbondale ESD 95?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,648 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Carbondale ESD 95 spend per student?
    $22,298 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,629 per student, down 12.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Carbondale ESD 95's money come from?
    $40,469,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.6% state, 49.0% local and 18.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Carbondale ESD 95 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 557 of the 1,760 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 31.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Carbondale ESD 95 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Carbondale ESD 95 scored proficient or above: 15% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Carbondale ESD 95's NCES district ID?
    1708340. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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