Carroll High School

Carroll High School is one of the heavily attended four-year high schools in Fort Wayne, Indiana, run under Northwest Allen County Schools, with 2,623 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so Carroll High School sits 221% bigger than that benchmark.

Carroll High School is one of 11 schools operated by Northwest Allen County Schools, a district that educates 8,409 students overall.

Demographically, Carroll High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Carroll High School has 145 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Carroll High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Allen County's rate of about 50%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Allen County shows median household income runs about $70,737, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Allen County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students), of which Carroll High School is one.

Hickory Center Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 2,411 students in 2018 compared to 2,623 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 86% to 77%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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