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Carmi-White County High School

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Carmi-White County High School ranks 279 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 60% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Carmi-White County High School is a public high school located in Carmi, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 405 students. The school is part of the Carmi-White County CUSD 5 district, and its statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past several years, currently standing at 279th out of 698 Illinois high schools with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carmi-White County High School has maintained a relatively strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83% to 89% in recent years, and a low dropout rate of 2.4% to 3.1%. However, the school has experienced higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.2% to 31.5%. While the school's English Language Arts and Science scores are generally close to or slightly below the state averages, its Mathematics scores tend to lag behind, with only 20.2% to 34.4% of students proficient or better in recent years. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with strong performance for homeless students but struggles for special education and disabled students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Grayville Junior Senior High School and Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School, Carmi-White County High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below. All three schools serve relatively small, rural communities and face similar challenges in terms of academic achievement and resource constraints. Carmi-White County High School's per-student spending has increased over the years, but the school's student-teacher ratio remains relatively high, which may impact the quality of instruction and individual attention students receive.

419

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,619

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 W Main St
Carmi, IL 62821-1350

(618) 382-4661

District: Carmi-White County CUSD 5

Feeder schools for Carmi-White County High School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Attendance Center
	Lincoln Attendance Center
Middle:	Carmi White County Junior High School
	Washington Attendance Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

African American:

2.1%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (83% vs 89%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Illinois avg48%

279^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	279 of 698	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	191 of 697	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	38.4	441 of 699	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	305 of 699	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	324 of 688	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	477 of 701	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	483 of 647	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	484 of 642	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	62.7	159 of 643	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	69.0	149 of 614	75.7%	★★★★☆
2014	29.4	507 of 670	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.9	422 of 670	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.0	387 of 665	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.2	434 of 655	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.1	472 of 643	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	497 of 632	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.8	377 of 624	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.6	371 of 612	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.0	490 of 596	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	67.8	187 of 590	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.9	297 of 592	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.2	181 of 586	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	367 of 491	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	382 of 428	10.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	278 of 685	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	123 of 664	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	37.8	418 of 656	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	373 of 658	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	362 of 639	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	433 of 665	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	510 of 620	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	4 of 138	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 98	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	285 of 672	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	200 of 639	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	382 of 644	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	292 of 626	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	302 of 611	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	395 of 639	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	471 of 585	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	282 of 685	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	300 of 668	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	422 of 668	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	210 of 664	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	294 of 653	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	472 of 675	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	413 of 619	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	369 of 527	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	223 of 473	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	350 of 564	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	240 of 554	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.8	459 of 557	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	386 of 560	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	343 of 553	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	483 of 552	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	498 of 548	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school

White (2025)38th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2025)25th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-6 vs state

Science41%-8 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carmi-White County High School	Public	9-12	800 W Main St	Carmi	62821	White County	Carmi-White County CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 382-4661	419	28	15.0	49.4%	396 (94.5%)	9 (2.1%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	56.4	279^th of 698 public high schools	60.0%		65.5	191^st of 697 public high schools	72.6%	88	63.3	56.4	32.7	20.2	49.0	56.4	45.2	34.4	40.9										99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.7	98.7	98.5	$14,619	$1,145	$13,474
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School	Public	9-12	205 E Eubanks St	Norris City	62869	White County	Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 378-3312	195	19	10.1	55.9%	185 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	47.7	367^th of 698 public high schools	47.4%		31.7	461^st of 697 public high schools	33.9%	94	60.8	52.3	15.7	11.4	43.1	47.7	56.8	25.0	45.5										99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.5	$14,696	$15	$14,681
ROE 20 Learning Alt Branch School	Public	6-12	223 S Industrial Park Rd	Norris City	62869	White County	Edw/Glt/Hlt/Hdn/Pop/Sln/Wbh/Wn/Wh	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 387-0107	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROE20 Learning Alternative Branch	Public	6-12	223 S Industrial Park Rd	Norris City	62869	White County	Edw/Glt/Hlt/Hdn/Pop/Sln/Wbh/Wn/Wh	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 387-0107	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grayville Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	728 W North St	Grayville	62844	White County	Grayville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 375-7114	145	13	11.5	53.8%	143 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	45.5	391^st of 698 public high schools	44.0%		54.8	263^rd of 697 public high schools	62.3%	128	70.6	54.5	23.5	13.6	35.3	36.4	36.8	31.6	47.4	81.8	47.8	45.5	81.8	53.6	30.4	4.5	18.2	17.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$13,920	$1,410	$12,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmi-White County High School

What schools feed into Carmi-White County High School?

Carmi-White County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jefferson Attendance Center
Elementary : Lincoln Attendance Center
Middle : Carmi White County Junior High School
Middle : Washington Attendance Center

What district is Carmi-White County High School in?

Carmi-White County CUSD 5

Is Carmi-White County High School a good school?

Carmi-White County High School ranks 279^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Carmi-White County High School?

Students at Carmi-White County High School are 95% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Carmi-White County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Carmi-White County High School.

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