The Carbondale area provides a number of exceptional educational opportunities for both students and other community members who wish to continue their education.

There are three elementary school districts in the immediate area. The Unity Point School District is located south of the Southern Illinois University campus, Giant City School District which is located southeast of the campus and the Carbondale Elementary School District located solely within the city limits.

The new Carbondale Community High School is located in the city's "Super Block." This new facility provides the state of the art learning facilities and resources. It also provide quick access to sports and recreational facilities within the "Super Block" area.

Both John A. Logan College and the Southern Illinois University offer both traditional and nontraditional classes.

Elementary Schools - Public

Carbondale Elementary School District 95 - Carbondale Elementary School District #95 lies within the boundaries of the City of Carbondale and houses four attendance centers: Parrish School holds grades Pre-K, K and 1; Thomas School supports grades 2 and 3; Lewis School houses grades 4 and 5; Carbondale Middle School contains grades 6, 7 and 8. While housed in separate attendance centers, District #95 students enjoy a unique individualized curriculum aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards, rich cultural diversity and a strong parent involvement and community volunteer program.

Giant City Elementary School District 130

Unity Point School District 140 - and its wider communities embrace the mission to build upon our strong academic standards by providing all students an intellectual, emotional, physical, and social environment that is safe and challenging. Through our diversities we model and create a culture for life-long learning.

Private Schools

Brehm Preparatory School - Brehm Preparatory School is a private non-profit day and boarding school for students with complex learning disabilities. Brehm provides academic programs for grades 6-12 and post-secondary. Brehm's holistic approach addresses the needs of the student academically, socially and emotionally.

Carbondale New School - A tuition based school, Carbondale New School has provided quality education for children from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in a safe and nurturing environment for over 28 years. Working together, students, teachers, and parents create a community that fosters the students' intellectual, social, and emotional growth. This sense of community has a profound effect on its members. Students feel "at home" in their school. It's a place where they learn, grow, and feel respected.

High Schools - Public

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Community College

John A. Logan College - Offers a wide variety of programs, including foundation courses for the bachelor's degree, technical and vocational curricula, and adult education classes and public service activities.

University

Southern Illinois University - The University, with an annual operating budget of over $513 million, enrolls over 34,000 students in programs from two-year technical curricula to Ph.D. programs in 27 fields along with law, medicine and dental medicine.

Libraries

Carbondale Public Library - Provides a program of resources and services supporting the educational, informational, and recreational needs of the residents of the City of Carbondale, adapting its program to the unique needs of its community and cooperating with other libraries and agencies to avoid unnecessary duplication.

Shawnee Library System - Search for library books throughout the entire southern Illinois Shawnee Library System.

Morris Library (SIU) - Serves the citizens of the state and scholars of the nation and world. Library Affairs will assume a leadership role in providing intellectual, bibliographic, instructional, and physical access to information resources.