State/Public High Open

Carbondale Comm H S

๐Ÿ“ 1301 E Walnut St, Carbondale, Jackson County, 62901

997
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Carbondale Comm H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Carbondale, Jackson County. The school has 997 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryan Thomas. It is part of the Carbondale CHSD 165 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Ryan Thomas
School district
Carbondale CHSD 165

Enrollment & staffing

Carbondale Comm H S enrolls 997 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 71 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
486 (49%)
Female students
494 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
71
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 30% Black or African American and 8.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White47248%
Black or African American29330%
Two or more races878.9%
Hispanic or Latino828.4%
Asian454.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

604 of the school's 997 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Carbondale Comm H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 59, state house district 118.

School district: Carbondale CHSD 165

Carbondale Comm H S is one of 1 schools in Carbondale CHSD 165, based in Carbondale, Illinois. The district serves 1,023 students district-wide and employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 997 students, Carbondale Comm H S is close to the district average of about 1,023 students per school.

1,023
District students
1
Schools
71
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

35%
Reading proficient
26%
Math proficient
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (8) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Distant

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