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What's the biggest difference between CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,299
High
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360657000438
CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL
30 FAIR ST, CARMEL, NY 10512 · (845) 225-8441 · Putnam County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,299 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
466 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,299
-149 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.6:1
% White
51%
was 70%
% Hispanic
39%
was 22%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL
CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL is one of the roomy secondary schools in CARMEL, New York, part of CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,299 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 94% above typical.
CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,651 students; CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Putnam County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL has 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.5%.
In the area at large, Putnam County reports that the typical household earns roughly $126,257 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 12,955 students).
Nearest neighbor: GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL has fell 10%, going from 1,448 students in 2018 to 1,299 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 70% to 51% over that span.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,107
Census ACS
Median income
$126,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
12,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,138 students
- MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 464 students
- KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
- KENT PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 366 students
- PUTNAM COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITYElementary
Other schools in CARMEL
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,138 students
- KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
- KENT PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 366 students
- PUTNAM COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITYElementary
Nearby schools
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,138
- C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL3.8 mi · 664
- HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.8 mi · 656
- FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 485
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 592
- BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,076
Frequently asked questions
About CARMEL HIGH SCHOOLHow large is CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL?
CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,299 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 12.6:1 (103 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL?
CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 51% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.