Carlisle High School

Carlisle High School is a roomy senior high in Carlisle, Iowa, operated by Carlisle Comm School District. The school enrolls 754 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 61% larger than the state mean of about 468.

Across the 4 schools in Carlisle Comm School District (2,290 students total), Carlisle High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Carlisle High School logs that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Warren County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Carlisle High School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.8:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 23% of students at Carlisle High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Carlisle High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 80.3%; this one delivers 77.1%.

In the broader community, Warren County reports that the typical household earns roughly $94,588 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Carlisle High School is one of 20 public schools in Warren County (combined enrollment of about 10,473 students).

Carlisle Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carlisle High School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 59.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carlisle High School has increased 21%, going from 622 students in 2018 to 754 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

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