Carthage High School
Public high school in Carthage, Texas · Carthage ISD · Grades 9–12
Carthage High School serves 785 students in grades 9–12 in Carthage (Panola County). It is one of 5 schools in Carthage ISD. By enrollment it is the 696th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Carthage ISD |
| County | Panola County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481311000812 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Carthage ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 785 | 2,637 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46% | 52.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Carthage High School in context
Size
Carthage High School is the only high school in Carthage ISD. Its 785 students are 29.8% of the district's 2,637. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 17 miles away and have a median of 225 students, so Carthage High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 208 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 168, against an average of 196 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% fewer students than grade 9 (168 against 208). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 54% of enrollment, about the same share as across Carthage ISD (56%). Hispanic students are next, at 22.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.3% across Carthage ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Carthage High School has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 785 students would have about 56.1 teachers, so Carthage High School has 4.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Panola Early College High School, 0.7 miles away in Panola Charter School. There are 2 high schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 54% |
| Hispanic | 22.5% |
| Black | 20.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 208 |
| Grade 10 | 207 |
| Grade 11 | 202 |
| Grade 12 | 168 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
#1 Bulldog Dr., Carthage, TX 75633
Phone: (903)693-2552
Website: carthageisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carthage High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panola Early College High School | Panola Charter School | 0.7 mi | 55 | 27.5 | – |
| Panola Cs | Panola Charter School | 2.6 mi | 32 | 32 | – |
| Beckville Junior-Senior High School | Beckville ISD | 7.9 mi | 347 | 8.6 | 32.9% |
| Tatum High School | Tatum ISD | 14.1 mi | 437 | 12.5 | 51.9% |
| Elysian Fields High School | Elysian Fields ISD | 19.8 mi | 229 | 8.7 | 42.4% |
| Texas Early College High School | Panola Charter School | 24.0 mi | 97 | 24.3 | – |
| Garrison High School | Garrison ISD | 24.2 mi | 221 | 9.6 | 57% |
| Mt Enterprise High School | Mount Enterprise ISD | 25.2 mi | 249 | 10.2 | 55% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Carthage ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker-Koonce Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 566 |
| Carthage Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 398 |
| Carthage Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 513 |
| Libby Elementary School | Elementary | 2–3 | 375 |