Top Rankings
Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 296 students in Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary School in Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
3,104 Schools
# Students
405 Students
1,223,910 Students
# Teachers
37 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 60-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#776 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)7%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
6%
% Hispanic
2%
27%
% Black
10%
17%
% White
77%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
11%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,763 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,519 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,763
$21,990
Spending / Student
$16,519
$21,244
Best Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Carrier Mills-stonefort Elementary School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
213 W Furlong St
Carrier Mills, IL 62917
(618) 994-2413
Carrier Mills, IL 62917
(618) 994-2413
Grades: PK-8
| 296 students
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