📍 210 S Adams St, Carthage, Hancock County, 62321
Carthage Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Carthage, Hancock County. The school has 171 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melinda Bockenfeld. It is part of the Carthage ESD 317 school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carthage Middle School enrolls 171 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 162 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 171 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carthage Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 94.
Carthage Middle School is one of 2 schools in Carthage ESD 317, based in Carthage, Illinois. The district serves 405 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 171 students, Carthage Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 203 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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