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Carbondale ESD 95, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Carbondale ESD 95 runs 4 public schools with 1,648 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 13.7 students per teacher is about the same as the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
1,648
Teachers (FTE)
120
Students per teacher
13.7
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
1150 E Grand Ave Ste 2, Carbondale, IL 62901
County
Jackson County
Locale
Town: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1708340
State district ID
IL-30-039-0950-02
Total staff (FTE)
259
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
11.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.7
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,561), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$37.8 million
Federal revenue
$5.2 million
State revenue
$15.8 million
Local revenue
$16.8 million
Total spending
$36.7 million
Spending per pupil
$23,541
Salaries
$13.7 million37.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$2.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 13.7%
  • State: 41.8%
  • Local: 44.5%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$23,541
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Carbondale ESD 95

By level: 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Carbondale Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 845713.1
Lewis SchoolCEP schoolElementary4 to 532513.5
Parrish Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 146615.0
Thomas Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary2 to 340013.8

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.