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Carlisle High School

250 Jamaica Rd, Carlisle, OH 45005 · (937) 746-4481 · Warren County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Ohio public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools

Enrollment
415
High
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
166 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 43%
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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 912831%
Grade 1012430%
Grade 117819%
Grade 128520%
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
38693%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
123%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Two+
102%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20148%
Female
21452%

School pathway

Feeds from
Carlisle Junior High School07–08
Based on grade levels within Carlisle Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
73.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
45.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2573.0%45.1%
2023-2474.6%44.6%
2022-2361.3%46.0%
2021-2270.9%44.9%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 →

Schools most like Carlisle High School

Carlisle High School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Carlisle High School this school41540.0%64.2%
Wayne Trace High School
Haviland
40440.1%69.8%
Keystone High School
Lagrange
39239.0%70.4%
Bethel Tate High School
Bethel
40242.3%76.8%
Graham High School
Saint Paris
49141.8%60.2%
Greenon High School
Enon
41342.6%63.0%
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Carlisle High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Warren County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.2%#292 of 403#7 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.1%#445 of 776
▼ 29
#7 of 8
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.0%#248 of 774
▼ 27
#7 of 8
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+1.2pp#488 of 742#5 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
415#459 of 888#9 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.2:1#70 of 739#2 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.3%#562 of 749#9 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.0%#240 of 435#3 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.7%#454 of 484N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
415
-51 (-11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254153412.2:140% (166)
2023-244293512.3:137% (157)
2022-234242616.3:129% (121)
2020-214662419.4:1N/A
2017-1842224.217.4:129% (122)
2015-164702816.8:134% (162)
2010-114402716.3:123% (103)
2000-015314013.3:18% (44)
1990-916033616.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlisle High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (422 to 415); teachers up 40% (24.2 to 34).

About Carlisle High School

Carlisle High School is a high school located in Carlisle, Ohio, in Warren County. The latest federal count shows 415 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 27% lower.

The district, Carlisle Local, has 1,546 students enrolled across 4 schools.

The student body at Carlisle High School is 93% White. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Warren County's residents are about 83% White, 10 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Carlisle High School's 34 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.2:1. On average, high schools in Ohio have 17.7:1, compared with 12.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%. That is 16 points above the 24% average for public schools in Warren County.

Measured against Ohio public high schools, Carlisle High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 73.7% at Carlisle High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.2%.

Carlisle High School is located in Warren County, where the median household income is $110,132, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Carlisle High School, Warren County has 44 other public schools.

The closest public school, Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Carlisle High School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Carlisle High School is 3rd among 4 schools close by.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment has fallen by 51 students since 2020-21, to 415. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.2:1, from 19.4:1.

Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Warren County at a glance

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Population
250,008
Census ACS
Median income
$110,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
39,898 students

Quick facts

School name
Carlisle High School
District
Carlisle Local
Address
250 Jamaica Rd, Carlisle, OH 45005
Phone
(937) 746-4481
County
Warren County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
415
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
166 (40%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390504103935
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Carlisle High schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Carlisle High. Carlisle High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Carlisle High School
How many students attend Carlisle High School?
Carlisle High School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades 09-12.
Is Carlisle High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carlisle High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Carlisle High School have?
Carlisle High School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is Carlisle High School?
Carlisle High School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Carlisle High School?
Carlisle High School is overseen by Carlisle Local in Warren County.
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