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What's something Carterville High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
668
High
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERVILLE CUSD 5·NCES 170864000504
Carterville High School
1415 W Grand Ave, Carterville, IL 62918 · (618) 985-2940 · Williamson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Illinois public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
289 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 172 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 183 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 164 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 149 | 22% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carterville CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carterville High School
Carterville High School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carterville High School this school | 668 | 43.3% | 54.7% |
| Dixon High School Dixon | 760 | 44.2% | 33.0% |
| Charleston High School Charleston | 795 | 44.9% | 35.4% |
| Il Valley Central High School Chillicothe | 650 | 44.2% | 42.0% |
| Roxana Sr High School Roxana | 500 | 44.2% | 37.2% |
| Princeton High School Princeton | 479 | 39.7% | 39.1% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carterville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #63 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #281 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #468 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #272 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #370 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #67 of 191 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
668
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 668 | 39.2 | 17.1:1 | 43% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 37.3 | 17.3:1 | 42% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 34.6 | 18.4:1 | 33% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 30.5 | 20.0:1 | 30% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 27 | 21.4:1 | 31% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 23 | 21.7:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 24 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carterville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (609 to 668); teachers up 28% (30.5 to 39.2).
About Carterville High School
Carterville High School is a small high school for students in Carterville, Illinois. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 668 students on the rolls.
Carterville CUSD 5 is made up of 4 schools with 2,162 students in all.
The student body at Carterville High School is 80% White. It is also 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Williamson County's residents are about 89% White, 9 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Carterville High School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.1 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 289 students, or 43%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Williamson County is 11 points.
Carterville High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of Illinois public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Carterville High School would score about 46.5%. It scores 54.7%, 8.2 points above that figure.
Williamson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $65,604 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 26 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,700, Carterville High School among them.
Tri-C Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Carterville High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Carterville High School holds 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 50.4%, lower than Carterville High School's 54.7%.
Carterville High School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Federal data show 653 students in 2020-21 and 668 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,876
Census ACS
Median income
$65,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carterville CUSD 5
- Tri-C Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Carterville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Carterville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 344 students
Other schools in Carterville
- Tri-C Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Carterville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Carterville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Tri-C Elementary School0.2 mi · 650
- Carterville Intermediate School1.5 mi · 500
- Carterville Jr High School1.8 mi · 344
- Herrin C U S D 4 Elementary School4.4 mi · 712
- Carbondale Comm High School5.0 mi · 1,023
- Herrin Middle School5.1 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Carterville High SchoolHow many students attend Carterville High School?
Carterville High School enrolls approximately 668 students in grades 09-12.
Is Carterville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carterville High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carterville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carterville High School is approximately 17.1:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carterville High School?
At Carterville High School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Carterville High School?
Carterville High School is overseen by Carterville CUSD 5 in Williamson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.