Mount Carmel High School

Mount Carmel High School, a low-enrollment high school in Mount Carmel, Illinois, overseen by Wabash CUSD 348, serves 452 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Mount Carmel High School sits 46% smaller than that benchmark.

Wabash CUSD 348 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,382 students; Mount Carmel High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Mount Carmel High School records that nearly all students (93%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Wabash County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Mount Carmel High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mount Carmel High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.9%, the actual is 40.5%, a residual of -3.5 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Wabash County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,086 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Mount Carmel High School is one of 5 public schools in Wabash County (combined enrollment of about 1,513 students).

The closest other public school is Mt Carmel Junior High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mount Carmel High School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.0%.

Mount Carmel High School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mount Carmel High School has ticked down 4%, going from 473 students in 2018 to 452 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 98% to 93% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.