Carbon Career & Technical Institute
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Carbon Career & Technical Institute in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania enrolled 375 students in 2024-25 with 30.8 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
394 students in 2022-23, 391 students in 2023-24, 375 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.5 to 30.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 394 | 30.5 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 31.5 | 12.4 |
| 2024-25 | 375 | 30.8 | 12.2 |
12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools
Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 374 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carbon Career & Technical Institute enrolled 374 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 374 of the 374 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent36.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.3% of students were White, 6.7% Hispanic, 0.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White92.3%
- Hispanic6.7%
- Black0.8%
- Two or more races0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Carbon Career & Technical Institute scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 25‑29% | not published | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 89 students in Carbon Career & Technical Institute's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 95% or more | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 89 | 89 | 136,045 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Jim Thorpe
2 public high schools in Jim Thorpe report 2024-25 enrollment; Carbon Career & Technical Institute is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thorpe Area High School | 490 | 13.9 | 54.3% |
| Carbon Career & Technical Institute | 375 | 12.2 | 27.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Carbon Career & Technical Institute
- Jim Thorpe Area High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 490 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Lehighton Area High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.0 miles away: 630 students, 7.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
- Compare Carbon Career & Technical Institute with Jim Thorpe Area High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Carbon Career & Technical Institute spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaCarbon Career & Technical Institute is the number 505 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#505 of 709
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.12.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Carbon Career & Technical Institute
How many students attend Carbon Career & Technical Institute?
375 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 394 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Jim Thorpe, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Carbon Career & Technical Institute?
12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Carbon Career & Technical Institute a Title I school?
Carbon Career & Technical Institute was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Carbon Career & Technical Institute do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Carbon Career & Technical Institute scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Carbon Career & Technical Institute?
95% or more of the 89 students in Carbon Career & Technical Institute's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Carbon Career & Technical Institute in?
Carbon Career & Technical Institute, NCES district ID 4280130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 428013007054 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.