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If you could change one rule at Mount Carmel High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
452
High
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WABASH CUSD 348·NCES 174047004073
Mount Carmel High School
201 N Pear St, Mount Carmel, IL 62863 · (618) 262-5104 · Wabash County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Illinois public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
216 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 127 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 116 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 22% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wabash CUSD 348. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mount Carmel High School
Mount Carmel High School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel High School this school | 452 | 47.8% | 40.5% |
| Frankfort Comm High School West Frankfort | 416 | 47.4% | 27.7% |
| Carmi-White County High School Carmi | 419 | 49.4% | 38.3% |
| Porta High School Petersburg | 411 | 47.0% | 31.2% |
| Vandalia Community High School Vandalia | 411 | 49.1% | 35.4% |
| Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr High School Casey | 361 | 46.3% | 38.5% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mount Carmel High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #187 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #346 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #325 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #454 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #318 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #269 of 358 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
452
-55 (-11%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 452 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 48% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 30.1 | 14.9:1 | 43% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 31.1 | 15.0:1 | 41% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 31.8 | 14.9:1 | 40% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 36% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 26% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 46 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 43 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Carmel High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (473 to 452); teachers down 6% (31.8 to 30).
About Mount Carmel High School
Mount Carmel High School is a high school in Mount Carmel, Illinois, and it is part of Wabash CUSD 348. The school had 452 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Illinois is about 834, so this school runs 46% smaller than that.
Besides Mount Carmel High School, Wabash CUSD 348 runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,382 students.
Mount Carmel High School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. For comparison, Wabash County is about 94% White. By the diversity index, Mount Carmel High School comes in at 13%.
The count of teachers at Mount Carmel High School is 30 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Around 48% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Mount Carmel High School is B+. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mount Carmel High School, the prediction is 43.9% and the result is 40.5%.
Census estimates describe Wabash County this way: median household income is about $57,086, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Wabash County number 5 and enroll about 1,513.
Mt Carmel Junior High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Mount Carmel High School places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 507 to 452.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Mount Carmel High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wabash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,119
Census ACS
Median income
$57,086
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wabash CUSD 348
- Mt Carmel Grade SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Mt Carmel Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Mt Carmel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 199 students
Other schools in Mount Carmel
- Mt Carmel Grade SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Mt Carmel Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Mt Carmel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Carmel Junior High School0.0 mi · 199
- Mt Carmel Elementary School1.2 mi · 361
- Mt Carmel Grade School1.5 mi · 370
- Allendale Elementary School8.5 mi · 131
- Princeton Comm Primary School9.8 mi · 417
- Princeton Community Middle9.8 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Carmel High SchoolHow large is Mount Carmel High School?
Mount Carmel High School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mount Carmel High School serve?
Mount Carmel High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Mount Carmel High School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Mount Carmel High School.
How diverse is Mount Carmel High School?
Mount Carmel High School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Mount Carmel High School?
Mount Carmel High School is overseen by Wabash CUSD 348 in Wabash County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.