Carterville Intermediate Sch

Carterville Intermediate Sch is a mid-tier 6-8 campus in Carterville, Illinois, one of the schools within Carterville CUSD 5. The school instructs 500 students in grades 4 through 6.

Within Carterville CUSD 5, which oversees 4 schools and 2,162 students, Carterville Intermediate Sch is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Carterville Intermediate Sch logs that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Carterville Intermediate Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Carterville Intermediate Sch sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.5%; actual is 65.7%, +21.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Williamson County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,604, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Williamson County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,700 students), Carterville Intermediate Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Carterville Jr High Sch, around 0.8 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Carterville Intermediate Sch comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

Carterville Intermediate Sch operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carterville Intermediate Sch has stayed largely flat, going from 492 students in 2018 to 500 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.