Total enrollment
16,145
+394 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Carmel Clay Schools
Indiana · 16,145 students · 1 city
Carmel Clay Schools runs 15 public K-12 schools inside Indiana, with combined enrollment around 16,145 (11 elementary, 3 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Carmel Clay Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
+1 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Carmel Clay Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Indiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #1 of 147 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,145 | #7 of 286 | #512 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #16 of 286 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #184 of 285 | #6,044 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 12.9% | #283 of 286 | #7,842 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #49 of 235 | #2,650 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Carmel Clay Schools
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from West Clay Elementary School at 85.4% proficient to Carmel Middle School at 62.1%, a gap of 23.3 points. That is the 57th widest gap among 117 Indiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel High School | Carmel | High | 09-12 | 5,239 |
| Creekside Middle School | Carmel | Middle | 06-08 | 1,428 |
| Clay Middle School | Carmel | Middle | 06-08 | 1,415 |
| Carmel Middle School | Carmel | Middle | 06-08 | 1,047 |
| Prairie Trace Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 715 |
| Cherry Tree Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 711 |
| Carmel Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 700 |
| Smoky Row Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 692 |
| Clay Center Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 666 |
| Forest Dale Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 638 |
| Woodbrook Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 628 |
| College Wood Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 616 |
| West Clay Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 580 |
| Mohawk Trails Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 543 |
| Towne Meadow Elementary School | Carmel | Elementary | PK-05 | 527 |
About Carmel Clay Schools
As a thinly populated district in Indiana, Carmel Clay Schools educates 16,145 students across 15 schools.
On the school-mix side, Carmel Clay Schools spans 11 elementary, 3 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Carmel Clay Schools runs about 1,076 students per school, 96% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 549.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 3%: 15,751 students in SY 2020-21 versus 16,145 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Carmel Clay Schools opened 1 school, going from 14 to 15.
On this page, the community for Carmel Clay Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.