Carbondale Community High School

Public school in Carbondale, Illinois

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

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

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* 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

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

## External links

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* Official website
* Greatschools.net - Carbondale Community High School

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