Carmel High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Carmel, Indiana

Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana enrolled 5,239 students in 2024-25 with 312.6 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 98% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

5,192 students in 2022-23, 5,200 students in 2023-24, 5,239 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 291.5 to 312.6.

Students enrolled at Carmel High School by school year2022-23: 5,192, 2023-24: 5,200, 2024-25: 5,23902k4k6k2022-235,1922023-245,2002024-255,239
Students enrolled at Carmel High School by school year2022-23: 5,192, 2023-24: 5,200, 2024-25: 5,23902k4k6k2022-235,1922023-245,2002024-255,239
Students enrolled at Carmel High School by school year2022-23: 5,192, 2023-24: 5,200, 2024-25: 5,23902k4k6k2022-235,1922023-245,2002024-255,239
Students enrolled at Carmel High School by school year2022-23: 5,192, 2023-24: 5,200, 2024-25: 5,23902k4k6k2022-235,1922023-245,2002024-255,239
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,192291.517.8
2023-245,200308.616.9
2024-255,239312.616.8

16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 of every 100 Indiana high schools

Among the 383 Indiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Carmel High School 16.8; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCarmel High School 16.8state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Carmel High School 16.8; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCarmel High School 16.8state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Carmel High School 16.8; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCarmel High School 16.8state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Carmel High School 16.8; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCarmel High School 16.8state median 14.5U.S. 14.5

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).

37 AP courses and one counselor per 333 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carmel High School enrolled 5,335 students and had 16.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 62 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses37
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)16.0, one per 333 of the 5,335 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions62
  • Chronically absent12.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.6% of students were White, 18.0% Asian, 7.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White64.6%
  2. Asian18.0%
  3. Hispanic7.6%
  4. Black4.9%
  5. Two or more races4.5%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Carmel High School scored proficient or above: 70% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math70%70% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); 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

98% of the 1,300 students in Carmel High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate98%98%88.1%
Students in the class1,3001,30077,216

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 Carmel

3 public high schools in Carmel report 2024-25 enrollment; Carmel High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Carmel High School5,23916.810.3%
Indiana Agriculture and Technology441not reported10.9%
Options Westfield24811.41.6%

All public schools in Carmel →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Carmel High School

  1. Indiana Agriculture and TechnologyThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 441 students (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Options WestfieldThe next nearest public high school, 4.5 miles away: 248 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
  3. Compare Carmel High School with Indiana Agriculture and TechnologyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Carmel Clay Schools spends per student$13,444 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,444
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaCarmel High School is the largest of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#1 of 389
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.16.8:1
  7. 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 Carmel High School

  1. How many students attend Carmel High School?
    5,239 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 5,192 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Carmel, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Carmel High School?
    16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Carmel High School a Title I school?
    Carmel High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Carmel High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Carmel High School scored proficient or above: 70% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Carmel High School?
    98% of the 1,300 students in Carmel High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. 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.
  6. What district is Carmel High School in?
    Carmel Clay Schools, NCES district ID 1801200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180120000193 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.

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