📍 2600 South River, Carthage, Jasper County, 64836
Carthage High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Carthage, Jasper County. The school has 1,610 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carthage R-Ix school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 89.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carthage High School enrolls 1,610 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 89.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 45% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 793 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 730 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 14 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
965 of the school's 1,610 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 819 qualify for free lunch and 146 for a reduced price. 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 High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 MO-70, state senate district 32, state house district 163.
Carthage High School is one of 11 schools in CARTHAGE R-IX, based in CARTHAGE, Missouri. The district serves 5,070 students district-wide and employs 400 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,610 students, Carthage High School is larger than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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