Summary:
The 62231 zip code is home to a single high school, Carlyle High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Carlyle CUSD 1 district. Carlyle High School has 275 students and has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate in recent years, ranging from a 4-star rating (178 out of 697 Illinois high schools) in 2023-2024 to a 3-star rating (288 out of 699) in 2022-2023.
Carlyle High School has a strong 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% and a relatively low dropout rate of 2.4% for the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% for the same school year. Academically, Carlyle High School students generally outperform the state averages in proficiency for ACT/ELA, ACT/Math, and ACT/Science, as well as on PreACT Secure tests in ELA and Science, though math proficiency is slightly below the state average. The school's SAT performance is mixed, with 11th-grade students scoring slightly below the state average in both Math and ELA.
Carlyle High School has a relatively high percentage of students (45.09%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending of $15,931 is higher than the state average, and it has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.2 to 1. Overall, Carlyle High School appears to be a solid-performing school, with some areas of strength and some areas that may require additional attention and support.
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