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Thomas Elementary School

Serves grades 2 - 3

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1025 N Wall St
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone
(618) 457-6226
District
Carbondale ESD 95
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
366
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.3% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Thomas Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

40 30 20 10 0
12%
30%
12%
28%
12%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 2 207 56.6%
Grade 3 159 43.4%
Total 366 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 25.7% 27.4% 48.2%
Black 58.4% 57.4% 17.2%
Hispanic 12.5% 11.8% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 3.2% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,740 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 622.6 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.2% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 47.3% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 17.4% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 12.2% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,628 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 5.7% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.1% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.3% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.6% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.4% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 6.3% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.9% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.0% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.2% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 27.6% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,992 $17,785,000 46.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,098 $1,776,000 4.7%
Staff $677 $1,096,000 2.9%
General Administration $653 $1,057,000 2.8%
School Administration $1,042 $1,686,000 4.4%
Operation $928 $1,501,000 4.0%
Transportation $1,420 $2,297,000 6.1%
Other $2,974 $4,812,000 12.7%
Total Support $8,792 $14,225,000 37.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,677 $5,950,000 15.7%
Total Expenditures $23,461 $37,960,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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