Carmel High School

Among the schools in Carmel, Indiana, is Carmel High School, a large high school. A federal count lists 5,239 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Indiana is about 816, so this school runs 542% above that.

The district, Carmel Clay Schools, has 16,145 students enrolled across 15 schools.

By race and ethnicity, Carmel High School is 65% White. The school is also 18% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 80% White share among all Hamilton County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Carmel High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.

Carmel High School counts 312.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.8 students for each one. High schools in Indiana average about 16.6:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 13% of students at Carmel High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

In Hamilton County (population about 365,056), median household income is about $121,530, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The public schools of Hamilton County number 69 and enroll about 63,065.

Of nearby public schools, Carmel Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Carmel High School is City: Mid-size.

Carmel High School saw enrollment rise 4% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. White students went from 74% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 65% in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 18.2:1 to 16.8:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.

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