CARTHAGE H S

As a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in CARTHAGE, Texas, CARTHAGE H S works with 785 students from grades 9 through 12, run under CARTHAGE ISD.

Across the 5 schools in CARTHAGE ISD (2,637 students total), CARTHAGE H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CARTHAGE H S lists that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CARTHAGE H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.8%.

In the area at large, Panola County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,894, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CARTHAGE H S is one of 10 public schools in Panola County (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students).

Nearest neighbor: PANOLA EARLY COLLEGE H S, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around CARTHAGE H S. On composite proficiency, CARTHAGE H S comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 792 students in 2018 compared to 785 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 23% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.