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Charleston, IL
Public School Ratings




Charleston Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Charleston Cusd 1 School District details

Charleston Cusd 1 School District
410 W Polk Ave
Charleston, IL 61920

2,622 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Charleston Cusd 1 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.0% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
21%
30%
27%
34%
15%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ashmore Elem School
Po Box 219
Ashmore, IL, 61912
KG-04
Carl Sandburg Elem School
1924 Reynolds Dr
Charleston, IL, 61920
KG-03
Charleston High School
1615 Lincoln Ave
Charleston, IL, 61920
09-12
Charleston Middle School
920 Smith Dr
Charleston, IL, 61920
07-08
Jefferson Elem School
801 Jefferson Ave
Charleston, IL, 61920
04-06
Mark Twain Elem School
1021 13th St
Charleston, IL, 61920
PK-KG

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.5% 48.2%
Black 7.2% 17.2%
Hispanic 5.9% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,613 $19,960,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $876 $2,296,000 5.9%
Staff $537 $1,409,000 3.6%
General Administration $546 $1,431,000 3.7%
School Administration $1,212 $3,177,000 8.2%
Operation $1,063 $2,787,000 7.2%
Transportation $804 $2,107,000 5.4%
Other $445 $1,167,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,482 $14,374,000 37.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,736 $4,552,000 11.7%
Total Expenditures $14,831 $38,886,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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