📍 1062 Boskydell Rd, Carbondale, Jackson County, 62902
Giant City Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carbondale, Jackson County. The school has 239 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristopher Mason. It is part of the Giant City CCSD 130 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Giant City Elem School enrolls 239 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 6.7% Two or more races and 6.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 239 students (42%) 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.
Giant City Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Giant City Elem School is one of 1 schools in Giant City CCSD 130, based in Carbondale, Illinois. The district serves 218 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 239 students, Giant City Elem School is close to the district average of about 218 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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