Carbondale Comm H S
Carbondale, IL · Carbondale CHSD 165
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, distant
279th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 54%▼ Declining
1301 E Walnut St, Carbondale, IL 62901
(618)457-3371NCES ID 170837000454Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Carbondale Comm H S 279th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 54% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 69th in 2019 to 54th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Asian (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 995 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 55.6% | 48.2% | ▼ 7.4 pts | |
| Black | 28.6% | 30.4% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.2% | 8.8% | ▲ 3.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.0% | 6.9% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| Asian | 4.6% | 3.9% | ▼ 0.7 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $129K in zip 62901 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2008
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Carbondale Comm H S
- #91Carterville High SchoolCarterville CUSD 5 · 5 mi away91st of 601
ELA 76% ▲27 · Math 49% ▲10Compare - #347Murphysboro High SchoolMurphysboro CUSD 186 · 9.4 mi away347th of 601
ELA 47% ▼2 · Math 33% ▼6Compare - #310Herrin High SchoolHerrin CUSD 4 · 10.8 mi away310th of 601
ELA 50% ▲1 · Math 34% ▼5Compare - –Elverado High SchoolElverado CUSD 196 · 12.5 mi awayCompare
- #383Marion High SchoolMarion CUSD 2 · 13.3 mi away383rd of 601
ELA 45% ▼4 · Math 31% ▼8Compare - #129Cobden High SchoolCobden SUD 17 · 13.5 mi away129th of 601
ELA 57% ▲8Compare - #431Johnston City High SchoolJohnston City CUSD 1 · 15.9 mi away431st of 601
ELA 45% ▼4 · Math 22% ▼17Compare - –Zeigler-Royalton High SchoolZeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 · 16 mi awayCompare
What school district is Carbondale Comm H S in?
Carbondale Comm H S is part of the Carbondale CHSD 165 district in Carbondale, Illinois.
Is Carbondale Comm H S a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Carbondale Comm H S 279th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 54% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Carbondale Comm H S?
White 48%, Black 30%, Hispanic 9%, Two or more races 7% (995 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Carbondale Comm H S cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62901 is $129K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.