Top Rankings
Giant City CCSD 130 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 246 students in Giant City CCSD 130 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Giant City CCSD 130 School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
1,590 Schools
# Students
246 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
17 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Giant City CCSD 130 School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 918 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#96 out of 926 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
32%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.71
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
12 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
5%
5%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
29%
# Black Students
17 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
7%
22%
# White Students
182 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
74%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
22 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
26
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
27
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
22
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
20
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
17
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
23
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
21
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
29
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
27
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
34
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,008 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,224 is less than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has grown by 29% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,008
$22,162
Spending / Student
$13,224
$21,409
Best Giant City CCSD 130 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Giant City Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1062 Boskydell Rd
Carbondale, IL 62902
(618) 457-5391
Carbondale, IL 62902
(618) 457-5391
Grades: PK-8
| 246 students
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