Carlisle Middle School

Carlisle Middle School is a very small intermediate school in Carlisle, Indiana, one of the schools within Southwest School Corporation. The school serves 80 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 87% below the state mean of about 594.

Southwest School Corporation runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,776 students. Carlisle Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Carlisle Middle School records that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Carlisle Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Sullivan County's rate of about 56%.

After controlling for student poverty, Carlisle Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sullivan County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,204 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Sullivan County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,108 students), of which Carlisle Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Carlisle Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carlisle Middle School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 76 students in 2018 compared to 80 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 86% to 98%. Class-load math has rose: from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.