Carmi-White County CUSD 5
Carmi-White County CUSD 5 is a public school district based in Carmi, Illinois, serving 1,282 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #305 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 19% of them. Its schools average 183 students each, fewer than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Jarrod Newell. It spends about $13,913 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% less than the Illinois median. It has roughly 12.7 students per teacher.
How Carmi-White County CUSD 5 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Carmi-White County CUSD 5 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,913 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,046 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $22.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 101 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 214 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,282 | 490 | 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 →Jarrod Newell
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemont Twp HSD 210Lemont | 1,284 | 1 | $22,099 | 15.1 | #303 |
| Carmi-White County CUSD 5Carmi · this district | 1,282 | 7 | $13,913 | 12.7 | #305 |
| Carlinville CUSD 1Carlinville | 1,282 | 4 | $13,691 | 13.8 | #304 |
| Peotone CUSD 207UPeotone | 1,280 | 5 | $16,316 | 12.4 | #306 |
| Litchfield CUSD 12Litchfield | 1,279 | 5 | $16,440 | 13.3 | #307 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Cass SchoolsWalton, IN | 1,283 | $9,408 | 13.9 |
| Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalBillerica, MA | 1,282 | $26,069 | 9.9 |
| Hancock PlaceSt Louis, MO | 1,282 | $13,510 | 14.1 |
| Tuslaw LocalMassillon, OH | 1,282 | $11,331 | 19.7 |
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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