Summary:
The Carlyle CUSD 1 school district in Illinois is home to a single high school, Carlyle High School, which serves grades 9-12. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top half of Illinois high schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.
Carlyle High School outperforms the state average in several key academic areas, including ACT/ELA (56% proficient vs. 51.7% statewide), ACT/Math (54% vs. 39.3%), and PreACT Secure/ELA for 10th and 9th grade (61.5% and 60.3% vs. 55.4% and 62.4% statewide). The school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% in 2024-2025 is also higher than the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 10.2 to 1 and per-student spending of $15,931, Carlyle High School appears to be providing a quality education to its diverse student population, of which 45.09% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
While Carlyle High School's academic performance is strong, the school faces some challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is higher than the state average. Addressing attendance issues could help the school continue to improve and maintain its position as a top-performing high school in the Carlyle CUSD 1 district and the state of Illinois.
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