Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2

The Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 school district in Illinois consists of two schools: Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School (grades PK-8) and Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School (grades 9-12). Both schools face significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, and declining statewide rankings.

Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School serves 296 students and has a relatively low statewide ranking, placing between 1439-1677 out of 2056-2077 Illinois elementary schools over the past 3 years. The school has a very high percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (99.32%) and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%. Academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates well below state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels.

Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School serves 109 students and has a statewide ranking between 472-539 out of 697-698 Illinois high schools over the past 3 years, placing it in the bottom third of high schools in the state. While the school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.0%, it also has a concerning dropout rate of 2.4%. Academic performance on college readiness exams like the ACT and SAT is very low, with proficiency rates well below state averages. The district appears to be spending relatively high amounts per student, with the high school spending over $17,000 per student, raising questions about how resources are being allocated and utilized to support student learning.