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2	Route 16 / Route 130
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4	City Center
5	Oakland / Humboldt

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best schools in Charleston CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL, CARL SANDBURG ELEM SCHOOL, OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOL, CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL

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Charleston zip codes61943, 61920, 61931, 61910, 61930, 61938, 61912

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CHARLESTON CUSD 1
CLK CLS CMBN DGLAS EDGR MLTR SHLB
OAKLAND CUSD 5

CHARLESTON CUSD 1 School District

Address: 410 W POLK AVE, CHARLESTON, 61920
Phone: (217) 639-1000

2,902 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	7
Better than: of IL school districts	60.9%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	7
Better than: of US school districts	60.0%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
17
STATE AVERAGE 16

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

81%	74%	78%	71%	85%	77%	STATE
81%	74%	78%	71%	85%	77%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT	GRADES

ASHMORE ELEM SCHOOL PO BOX 219, ASHMORE, IL 61912 (217) 349-3000	PK-04
CARL SANDBURG ELEM SCHOOL 1924 REYNOLDS DR, CHARLESTON, IL 61920 (217) 639-4000	PK-03
CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL 1603 LINCOLN, CHARLESTON, IL 61920 (217) 639-5000	09-12
CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL 920 SMITH DR, CHARLESTON, IL 61920 (217) 639-6000	07-08
JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL 801 JEFFERSON AVE, CHARLESTON, IL 61920 (217) 639-7000	04-06
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School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	93.2	56.4
BLACK (%)	2.9	20.6
HISPANIC (%)	1.4	19.0
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	1.0	3.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.1	0.2

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	31.3	37.2

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$4,243	$12,314,000	49.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$151	$437,000	1.8
STAFF	$476	$1,381,000	5.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$279	$809,000	3.3
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$674	$1,955,000	7.9
OPERATION	$823	$2,389,000	9.7
TRANSPORTATION	$665	$1,931,000	7.8
OTHER	$108	$312,000	1.3
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,175	$9,214,000	37.4
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,081	$3,138,000	12.7
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$8,500	$24,666,000	100.0

FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,365	$11,329,435,949	52.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$577	$1,218,202,892	5.7
STAFF	$424	$894,521,273	4.2
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$310	$654,225,081	3.0
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$463	$978,498,940	4.6
OPERATION	$911	$1,923,400,852	9.0
TRANSPORTATION	$452	$953,690,263	4.4
OTHER	$314	$662,417,894	3.1
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,450	$7,284,957,195	34.0
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,324	$2,796,271,540	13.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,139	$21,410,664,684	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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CLK CLS CMBN DGLAS EDGR MLTR SHLB School District

Address: 730 7TH ST STE A, CHARLESTON, 61920
Phone: (217) 348-0151

103 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
9
STATE AVERAGE 16

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

	74%		71%		77%	STATE
	74%		71%		77%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT	GRADES

CHARLESTON BRIDGES 730 7TH ST STE A, CHARLESTON, IL 61920 (217) 348-0151	06-12
LERNA BRIDGES PO BOX 129, LERNA, IL 62440 (217) 235-4867	N-N
PARIS BRIDGES 203 N CENTRAL, PARIS, IL 61944 (217) 463-3044	N-N
PATHWAYS ROE 11 305 RICHMOND E, MATTOON, IL 61938 (217) 235-2222	09-12
SHELBYVILLE BRIDGES 201 E NORTH ST, SHELBYVILLE, IL 62565 (217) 774-1037	N-N

School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	NO DATA	56.4
BLACK (%)	NO DATA	20.6
HISPANIC (%)	NO DATA	19.0
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	NO DATA	3.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	NO DATA	0.2

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	NO DATA	37.2

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
STAFF	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
OPERATION	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
TRANSPORTATION	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
OTHER	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
TOTAL SUPPORT	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA

FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,365	$11,329,435,949	52.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$577	$1,218,202,892	5.7
STAFF	$424	$894,521,273	4.2
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$310	$654,225,081	3.0
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$463	$978,498,940	4.6
OPERATION	$911	$1,923,400,852	9.0
TRANSPORTATION	$452	$953,690,263	4.4
OTHER	$314	$662,417,894	3.1
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,450	$7,284,957,195	34.0
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,324	$2,796,271,540	13.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,139	$21,410,664,684	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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OAKLAND CUSD 5 School District

Address: PO BOX 200, OAKLAND, 61943
Phone: (217) 346-2555

360 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	8
Better than: of IL school districts	78.3%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	8
Better than: of US school districts	73.9%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
11
STATE AVERAGE 16

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

86%	74%	80%	71%	91%	77%	STATE
86%	74%	80%	71%	91%	77%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT	GRADES

LAKE CREST ELEM SCHOOL PO BOX 200, OAKLAND, IL 61943 (217) 346-2166	KG-08
OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOL PO BOX 378, OAKLAND, IL 61943 (217) 346-2118	09-12

School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	97.5	56.4
BLACK (%)	0.8	20.6
HISPANIC (%)	1.1	19.0
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	0.6	3.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.0	0.2

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	43.1	37.2

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$4,350	$1,566,000	50.2
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$344	$124,000	4.0
STAFF	$378	$136,000	4.4
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$408	$147,000	4.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$803	$289,000	9.3
OPERATION	$911	$328,000	10.5
TRANSPORTATION	$808	$291,000	9.3
OTHER	$106	$38,000	1.2
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,758	$1,353,000	43.4
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$558	$201,000	6.4
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$8,667	$3,120,000	100.0

FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,365	$11,329,435,949	52.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$577	$1,218,202,892	5.7
STAFF	$424	$894,521,273	4.2
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$310	$654,225,081	3.0
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$463	$978,498,940	4.6
OPERATION	$911	$1,923,400,852	9.0
TRANSPORTATION	$452	$953,690,263	4.4
OTHER	$314	$662,417,894	3.1
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,450	$7,284,957,195	34.0
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,324	$2,796,271,540	13.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,139	$21,410,664,684	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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