Carbondale Community High School

Carbondale Community High School
Carbondale Community High School
Address
	1301 East Walnut Street; Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Information
Type	Public
School district	Carbondale Community High School District 165
Superintendent	Daniel Booth
CEEB code	140510
NCES School ID	170837000454
Principal	Ryan Thomas
Teaching staff	72.67
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	995 (2023–2024)
Average class size	18
Student to teacher ratio	13.69
Language	English
Color(s)
Fight song	Derivative of "On Wisconsin"
Athletics conference	South Seven Conference
Mascot	Terrier
Communities served	Carbondale, De Soto, Makanda
Feeder schools	Carbondale Middle School, Unity Point Elementary School, Giant City School, De Soto Grade School, St. Andrew School, Carbondale New School, Trinity Christian School
Website	cchs165.jacksn.k12.il.us

Carbondale Community High School is a public high school located in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. It serves grades 9-12 and is the sole school in District 165, having several different feeder schools within the city and outside of it. During the 2023-2024 school year, 995 students attended the school.^[2]

Notable alumni

Ron Acks (1944-2023) – American football player
Stephen Bardo (1986) – basketball player
Shawn Colvin (1978) – Grammy-award winning musical artist^[3]
Justin Dentmon (2004) – basketball player
Ben Falcone (1991) – an American actor, comedian and filmmaker.
Mark Gottfried – basketball player, head coach
Troy Hudson – NBA basketball player
John Ratcliffe (1983) – 9th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 6th Director of National Intelligence, and former U.S. Representative for Texas's 4th district
David Sulzer/Dave Soldier (1974) – attended two years; neuroscientist at Columbia University and experimental musician
Les Taylor (1968) – basketball player

References

^ "Search for Public Schools - Carbondale Comm H S (170837000454)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Carbondale Comm H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
^ "Carbondale's own Shawn Colvin playing St. Louis". The Southern.

External links

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[nces_sch-1] "Search for Public Schools - Carbondale Comm H S (170837000454)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 5, 2025.

[NCES-2] "Carbondale Comm H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 5, 2025.

[3] "Carbondale's own Shawn Colvin playing St. Louis". The Southern.

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Carbondale Community High School
Address

1301 East Walnut Street Carbondale , Illinois 62901
Information
Type	Public
School district	Carbondale Community High School District 165
Superintendent	Daniel Booth
CEEB code	140510
NCES School ID	170837000454^[1]
Principal	Ryan Thomas
Teaching staff	72.67^[2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	995 (2023–2024)^[2]
Average class size	18
Student to teacher ratio	13.69^[2]
Language	English
Color(s)
Fight song	Derivative of "On Wisconsin"
Athletics conference	South Seven Conference
Mascot	Terrier
Communities served	Carbondale, De Soto, Makanda
Feeder schools	Carbondale Middle School, Unity Point Elementary School, Giant City School, De Soto Grade School, St. Andrew School, Carbondale New School, Trinity Christian School
Website	cchs165.jacksn.k12.il.us