Carterville CUSD 5
Carterville CUSD 5 is a public school district based in Carterville, Illinois, serving 2,162 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #189 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 540 students each, more than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Sarah Barnstable. It spends about $8,680 per student on day-to-day operations, 48% less than the Illinois median. It has roughly 15.0 students per teacher.
How Carterville CUSD 5 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Carterville CUSD 5 | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,680 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,161 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $24.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $24.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 144 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 276 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.0 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 540 | 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 →Sarah Barnstable
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion ESD 6Zion | 2,176 | 7 | $29,833 | 13.9 | #187 |
| Taylorville CUSD 3Taylorville | 2,172 | 4 | $12,979 | 14.8 | #188 |
| Carterville CUSD 5Carterville · this district | 2,162 | 4 | $8,680 | 15.0 | #189 |
| Berkeley School District 87Berkeley | 2,147 | 6 | $17,669 | 11.5 | #190 |
| Richland County CUSD 1Olney | 2,145 | 4 | $12,629 | 15.0 | #191 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Independent School DistrictMarion, IA | 2,163 | $11,911 | 12.1 |
| Hawthorne Public School DistrictHawthorne, NJ | 2,162 | $20,578 | 10.4 |
| Northern LocalThornville, OH | 2,162 | $12,273 | 18.3 |
| West Perry School DistrictElliottsburg, PA | 2,161 | $14,813 | 13.8 |
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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