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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 202324

995
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.8:1
Student / teacher ratio
60%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
31.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

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.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%54%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Carbondale Comm H S
49%
IL average
52%
Math
Carbondale Comm H S
39%
IL average
38%
Science
Carbondale Comm H S
42%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Carbondale Comm H S IL average
25%50%75%49%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Carbondale Comm H S IL average
25%50%75%39%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Carbondale Comm H S IL average
25%50%75%42%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%67%63%60%39%24%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%73%57%15%14%14%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%93%60%52%25%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

9%White48%Black30%7%
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categories changedHispanic 9%White 49%Black 31%71%24%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White55.6%48.2% 7.4 pts
Black28.6%30.4% 1.8 pts
Hispanic5.2%8.8% 3.6 pts
Two or more races6.0%6.9% 0.9 pts
Asian4.6%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

$39K$78K$117K$156K$120K20082010201520202025

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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.