Parrish Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Carbondale, Illinois

Parrish Elementary School in Carbondale, Illinois enrolled 466 students in 2024-25 with 31.7 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

495 students in 2022-23, 475 students in 2023-24, 466 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 31.7.

Students enrolled at Parrish Elementary School by school year2022-23: 495, 2023-24: 475, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-234952023-244752024-25466
Students enrolled at Parrish Elementary School by school year2022-23: 495, 2023-24: 475, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-234952023-244752024-25466
Students enrolled at Parrish Elementary School by school year2022-23: 495, 2023-24: 475, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-234952023-244752024-25466
Students enrolled at Parrish Elementary School by school year2022-23: 495, 2023-24: 475, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-234952023-244752024-25466
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349535.014.1
2023-2447533.014.4
2024-2546631.714.7

14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Parrish Elementary School enrolled 336 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent30.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.0% of students were Black, 21.2% White, 12.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black53.0%
  2. White21.2%
  3. Hispanic12.4%
  4. Two or more races10.5%
  5. Asian2.6%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Carbondale

5 public elementary schools in Carbondale report 2024-25 enrollment; Parrish Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Unity Point Elementary School62011.9not reported
Parrish Elementary School46614.7not reported
Thomas Elementary School40013.8not reported
Lewis School32513.4not reported
Giant City Elementary School21813.6not reported

All public schools in Carbondale →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Parrish Elementary School

  1. Thomas Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 400 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Lewis SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 325 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Parrish Elementary School with Thomas Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Carbondale ESD 95 spends per student$22,298 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,298
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisParrish Elementary School is the number 671 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#671 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.14.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Parrish Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Parrish Elementary School?
    466 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 495 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Carbondale, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Parrish Elementary School?
    14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Parrish Elementary School a Title I school?
    Parrish Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Parrish Elementary School in?
    Carbondale ESD 95, NCES district ID 1708340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170834000450 are the district's.

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
  • 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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