Carlyle High School

Carlyle High School, a rural-scale secondary school in Carlyle, Illinois, one of the schools within Carlyle CUSD 1, hosts 281 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 66% below the state mean of about 834.

Carlyle CUSD 1 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 926 students; Carlyle High School is among them.

On demographics, Carlyle High School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Carlyle High School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Carlyle High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Clinton County's rate of about 36%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carlyle High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.8%.

In the area at large, Clinton County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,588, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Clinton County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,278 students), of which Carlyle High School is one.

The closest other public school is Carlyle Junior High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Carlyle High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carlyle High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carlyle High School has decreased 12%, going from 321 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Carlyle High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.