Is Carthage Senior High School a good school?

Carthage Senior High School ranks 584 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carthage Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 845 students attended Carthage Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Carthage Senior High School?

Students at Carthage Senior High School are 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Carthage Senior High School?

Carthage Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Black River School Elementary : Carthage Elementary School Elementary : West Carthage Elementary School Middle : Carthage Middle School

Carthage Senior High School

Summary:

Carthage Senior High School is a public high school in Carthage, New York, serving 815 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Carthage Central School District, which is ranked 680 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carthage Senior High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 295 out of 519 high schools in 2020-2021 to 584 out of 1,242 high schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance is relatively strong for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 25-30% of New York high schools, but significantly lower for its White student population, ranking in the bottom 25%. The school also struggles with its Special Education and Military Connected student populations, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York high schools for these subgroups. Carthage Senior High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.3% to 88.9%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated from 3.0% to 10.0%, which is higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as General Brown Junior-Senior High School, Lowville High School, and Beaver River Senior High School, generally outperform Carthage Senior High School in terms of statewide ranking, student group performance, and test scores. Carthage Senior High School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.2% to 37.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. This high chronic absenteeism rate may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance and graduation rates.

Detail:

Public 9-12

36500 Nys Rt 26
Carthage, NY 13619-9599

(315) 493-5030

District: Carthage Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
584^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,741

Feeder schools for Carthage Senior High School:

Elementary:	Black River School
	Carthage Elementary School
	West Carthage Elementary School
Middle:	Carthage Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 845

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carthage Senior High School ranks better than 53% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.44. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Carthage Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.4%), Hispanic (10.9%), two or more races (7.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 43.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carthage Senior High School is 12.1. (See more...)

Compare Carthage Senior High School employs 69.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carthage Senior High School is $11,741.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carthage Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carthage Senior High School 584^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Carthage Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Carthage Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Carthage Central School District 680^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carthage Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	64.49	296^th	935	68.3%
2006	65.09	313^th	986	68.3%
2007	60.92	436^th	1002	56.5%
2008	63.91	371^st	1027	63.9%
2009	57.56	506^th	1086	53.4%
2010	58.85	490^th	1117	56.1%
2011	61.42	464^th	1165	60.2%
2012	61.98	498^th	1198	58.4%
2013	68.92	369^th	1217	69.7%
2014	63.19	413^th	1237	66.6%
2015	60.27	457^th	1255	63.6%
2016	62.63	383^rd	1255	69.5%
2017	60.15	460^th	1221	62.3%
2018	61.52	492^nd	1210	59.3%
2019	64.88	442^nd	1207	63.4%
2021	52.02	295^th	519	43.2%
2022	67.64	353^rd	1190	70.3%
2023	58.40	540^th	1228	56.0%
2024	55.44	584^th	1242	53.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.85	92^nd	157	41.4%
2019	54.05	88^th	165	46.7%
2022	41.69	139^th	212	34.4%
2023	58.61	116^th	272	57.4%
2024	52.91	141^st	306	53.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.90	729^th	1095	33.4%
2019	41.59	638^th	1132	43.6%
2021	49.93	70^th	137	48.9%
2022	46.00	493^rd	1038	52.5%
2023	34.37	724^th	1130	35.9%
2024	29.69	837^th	1144	26.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.19	568^th	1154	50.8%
2019	59.05	443^rd	1179	62.4%
2021	45.07	182^nd	289	37.0%
2022	58.94	387^th	1101	64.9%
2023	54.37	483^rd	1155	58.2%
2024	49.21	559^th	1170	52.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	68.86	75^th	531	85.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.56	479^th	1176	59.3%
2019	63.70	464^th	1193	61.1%
2021	57.31	126^th	290	56.6%
2022	68.87	324^th	1155	71.9%
2023	63.69	460^th	1197	61.6%
2024	58.65	526^th	1219	56.8%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.54	7^th	7	0.0%
2019	44.79	5^th	6	16.7%
2021	60.53	1^st	1	0.0%
2022	42.15	5^th	6	16.7%
2023	40.84	13^th	15	13.3%
2024	48.25	10^th	13	23.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.74	490^th	1176	58.3%
2019	64.55	428^th	1190	64.0%
2021	47.58	212^th	354	40.1%
2022	64.96	382^nd	1154	66.9%
2023	53.26	582^nd	1191	51.1%
2024	51.71	608^th	1211	49.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.07	77^th	679	88.7%
2019	70.44	144^th	686	79.0%
2022	78.28	76^th	593	87.2%
2023	69.86	141^st	671	79.0%
2024	59.86	224^th	690	67.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.96	149^th	791	81.2%
2019	69.39	201^st	815	75.3%
2021	79.62	5^th	64	92.2%
2022	80.13	89^th	760	88.3%
2023	68.98	207^th	851	75.7%
2024	68.41	206^th	865	76.2%

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Rank History for White students at Carthage Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.41	467^th	765	39.0%
2019	50.14	431^st	793	45.6%
2021	32.99	108^th	133	18.8%
2022	50.01	389^th	738	47.3%
2023	36.13	553^rd	776	28.7%
2024	32.20	580^th	781	25.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Carthage Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	837	33	8	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	896
1990	844	40	13	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	919
1991	845	37	16	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	914
1992	886	50	10	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	971
1993	901	52	13	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	1009
1994	859	55	15	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	950
1995	851	68	19	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	972
1996	851	68	19	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	972
1997	844	56	20	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	946
1998	795	46	27	15	14	n/a	n/a	0	897
1999	835	43	20	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	915
2000	861	66	10	12	9	n/a	n/a	0	958
2001	810	58	13	17	27	n/a	n/a	0	925
2002	810	49	27	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	913
2003	810	49	27	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	913
2004	816	54	31	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	927
2005	800	58	29	22	4	n/a	n/a	0	913
2006	818	57	29	35	7	n/a	n/a	0	946
2007	860	62	21	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	962
2008	853	55	12	15	6	n/a	n/a	0	941
2009	838	63	14	22	4	n/a	n/a	21	962
2010	813	60	21	31	7	n/a	n/a	31	963
2011	791	60	22	46	6	0	26	0	951
2012	793	68	18	48	8	2	39	0	976
2013	762	72	17	52	3	2	39	0	947
2014	759	78	17	69	3	0	46	0	972
2015	732	62	22	71	5	0	50	0	942
2016	756	55	17	69	5	0	39	0	941
2017	736	51	11	80	5	3	63	0	949
2018	708	38	14	65	6	1	66	0	898
2019	698	53	11	77	7	1	62	0	909
2020	670	34	8	86	5	1	59	0	863
2021	636	36	12	86	6	5	55	0	836
2022	644	41	16	75	6	3	50	0	835
2023	618	42	14	83	4	3	51	0	815
2024	629	40	13	92	3	3	65	0	845

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carthage Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	896	65.0	13.7	n/a
1990	919	63.7	14.4	n/a
1991	914	63.1	14.4	n/a
1992	971	65.6	14.8	n/a
1993	1009	64.3	15.7	n/a
1994	950	65.6	14.5	16.4
1995	972	65.3	14.9	17.7
1996	972	65.3	14.9	17.7
1997	946	62.4	15.2	16.4
1998	897	63.4	14.1	16.5
1999	915	63.2	14.5	16.7
2000	958	62.3	15.4	27.9
2001	925	64.5	14.3	39.5
2002	913	51.9	17.6	20.9
2003	913	51.9	17.6	20.9
2004	927	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	913	58.1	15.7	29.4
2006	946	59.0	16.0	49.4
2007	962	60.4	15.9	46.6
2008	941	62.6	15.0	30.5
2009	962	64.5	14.9	28.9
2010	963	64.3	14.9	36.9
2011	951	63.4	15.0	37.6
2012	976	61.0	15.9	35.3
2013	947	66.4	14.2	35.3
2014	972	64.7	15.0	33
2015	942	67.0	14.0	31.1
2016	941	67.0	14.0	34.6
2017	949	68.0	13.9	45.8
2018	898	68.0	13.2	48.3
2019	909	67.0	13.5	47.6
2020	863	79.0	10.9	48.8
2021	836	75.5	11.0	46.9
2022	835	70.3	11.8	44
2023	815	70.4	11.5	52.1
2024	845	69.7	12.1	43.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carthage Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	896	65.0	13.7	n/a
1990	919	63.7	14.4	n/a
1991	914	63.1	14.4	n/a
1992	971	65.6	14.8	n/a
1993	1009	64.3	15.7	n/a
1994	950	65.6	14.5	16.4
1995	972	65.3	14.9	17.7
1996	972	65.3	14.9	17.7
1997	946	62.4	15.2	16.4
1998	897	63.4	14.1	16.5
1999	915	63.2	14.5	16.7
2000	958	62.3	15.4	27.9
2001	925	64.5	14.3	39.5
2002	913	51.9	17.6	20.9
2003	913	51.9	17.6	20.9
2004	927	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	913	58.1	15.7	29.4
2006	946	59.0	16.0	49.4
2007	962	60.4	15.9	46.6
2008	941	62.6	15.0	30.5
2009	962	64.5	14.9	28.9
2010	963	64.3	14.9	36.9
2011	951	63.4	15.0	37.6
2012	976	61.0	15.9	35.3
2013	947	66.4	14.2	35.3
2014	972	64.7	15.0	33
2015	942	67.0	14.0	31.1
2016	941	67.0	14.0	34.6
2017	949	68.0	13.9	45.8
2018	898	68.0	13.2	48.3
2019	909	67.0	13.5	47.6
2020	863	79.0	10.9	48.8
2021	836	75.5	11.0	46.9
2022	835	70.3	11.8	44
2023	815	70.4	11.5	52.1
2024	845	69.7	12.1	43.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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