Carbondale ESD 95
Carbondale ESD 95 is a public school district based in Carbondale, Illinois, serving 1,648 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #245 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 35% of them. Its schools average 412 students each, fewer than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Janiece Blake. It spends about $22,499 per student on day-to-day operations, 34% more than the Illinois median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Carbondale ESD 95 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Carbondale ESD 95 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $22,499 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,974 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $37.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 120 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 259 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Illinois median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Janiece Blake
Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Illinois
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rantoul City School District 137Rantoul | 1,656 | 7 | $17,565 | 10.7 | #241 |
| Big Hollow School District 38Ingleside | 1,653 | 3 | $15,703 | 12.9 | #242 |
| ESD 159Matteson | 1,653 | 5 | $20,894 | 12.8 | #243 |
| Lake Forest School District 67Lake Forest | 1,652 | 5 | $28,767 | 10.0 | #244 |
| Carbondale ESD 95Carbondale · this district | 1,648 | 4 | $22,499 | 13.7 | #245 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Essex Regional School DistrictNorth Caldwell, NJ | 1,648 | $25,001 | 10.8 |
| Orange Grove ISDOrange Grove, TX | 1,648 | $10,778 | 15.4 |
| East Feliciana ParishClinton, LA | 1,647 | $14,058 | 15.0 |
| Northridge LocalDayton, OH | 1,647 | $16,197 | 17.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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