Summary:
The city of Carbondale, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Carbondale Area Junior/Senior High School and Carbondale Elementary School. Both schools are performing poorly compared to state averages, with low statewide rankings and proficiency rates on standardized tests. However, the high school does have a respectable 87.5% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.6% dropout rate.
Carbondale Area Junior/Senior High School serves grades 7-12 with an enrollment of 778 students, while Carbondale Elementary School serves grades PK-6 with 773 students. The elementary school has a higher spending per student ($17,755) compared to the high school ($14,521), which may indicate a focus on the younger grades. Both schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 46.4% for the high school and 45.67% for the elementary school, suggesting the community faces significant socioeconomic challenges.
Overall, the Carbondale Area School District faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Addressing the low academic performance, equitable resource allocation, and socioeconomic factors will be crucial for the district to improve and better serve the community.
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