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Carl Sandburg Elem School

Regular School · Charleston, IL

Carl Sandburg Elem School is a regular school school in Charleston, Illinois, serving grades 01–03 with 555 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
01 – 03
Enrollment
555
Teachers (FTE)
39.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 407 73%
Black or African American 50 9%
Two or more races 50 9%
Hispanic/Latino 40 7%
Asian 6 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 555 300M / 255F

English Language Learners: 9 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25-29% 27.7% 160
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 32.7% 159

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
22 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
118
21.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 555 100%

Contact & Location

1924 Reynolds Dr

Charleston, IL 61920

Phone: (217)639-4000

http://charleston.k12.il.us

District

Charleston CUSD 1

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,309

District enrollment: 2,622

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

170960000566

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD