Carthage Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Carthage, Texas

Carthage Primary in Carthage, Texas enrolled 513 students in 2024-25 with 29.6 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

484 students in 2022-23, 501 students in 2023-24, 513 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 29.6.

Students enrolled at Carthage Primary by school year2022-23: 484, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 51302004006002022-234842023-245012024-25513
Students enrolled at Carthage Primary by school year2022-23: 484, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 51302004006002022-234842023-245012024-25513
Students enrolled at Carthage Primary by school year2022-23: 484, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 51302004006002022-234842023-245012024-25513
Students enrolled at Carthage Primary by school year2022-23: 484, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 51302004006002022-234842023-245012024-25513
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348429.516.4
2023-2450130.416.5
2024-2551329.617.3

17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Carthage Primary 17.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarthage Primary 17.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Carthage Primary 17.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarthage Primary 17.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Carthage Primary 17.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarthage Primary 17.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Carthage Primary 17.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarthage Primary 17.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 519 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carthage Primary enrolled 519 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 519 of the 519 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent14.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

55.6% of students were White, 20.9% Hispanic, 17.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White55.6%
  2. Hispanic20.9%
  3. Black17.0%
  4. Two or more races5.7%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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.

Elementary schools in Carthage

2 public elementary schools in Carthage report 2024-25 enrollment; Carthage Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Carthage Primary51317.357.9%
Libby Elementary37515.050.4%

All public schools in Carthage →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Carthage Primary

  1. Libby ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 375 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. Beckville Sunset ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.0 miles away: 337 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
  3. Compare Carthage Primary with Libby ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Carthage ISD spends per student$13,912 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,912
  5. The largest public schools in TexasCarthage Primary is the number 2,309 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,309 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.17.3:1
  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 Carthage Primary

  1. How many students attend Carthage Primary?
    513 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 484 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Carthage, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Carthage Primary?
    17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Carthage Primary a Title I school?
    Carthage Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Carthage Primary in?
    Carthage ISD, NCES district ID 4813110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481311005419 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
  • 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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