Summary:
Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the Carrier Mills-Stonefort area, and it contains only one high school, Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School. This high school has consistently underperformed compared to state averages on key metrics like academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism.
Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 472 and 539 out of 698-699 Illinois high schools over the past three school years, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied from 1 to 2 stars out of 5. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year is 89.0%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year is 2.4%, slightly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2024-2025 school year is 25.4%, significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School's proficiency rates on ACT/PreACT Secure assessments and the SAT were significantly lower than the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $17,287 for the 2023-2024 school year and low student-teacher ratio of 10.6 to 1, it continues to struggle to provide its students with a high-quality education. Addressing the school's chronic absenteeism, low academic achievement, and other underlying issues will be crucial for improving student outcomes and the school's overall performance.
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