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Schools in Carthage

Carthage’s public schools

C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carthage. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 2% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,077 students on the public path
In brief

Carthage’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Carthage’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Knightstown High School places highest (better than 65%); Knightstown Intermediate School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Carthage, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Knightstown Elementary Schoolin KnightstownB
4–8Knightstown Intermediate Schoolin KnightstownC−
9–12Knightstown High Schoolin KnightstownB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

C. A. Beard Memorial School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,077 students · 14.4 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,446IN $13,688 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 41.3% · 537 students tested
Math37%
State average 37.5% · 537 students tested

Carthage vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Carthage’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carthage—C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation

Every school in Carthage

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Carthagein other towns
Knightstown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Knightstown
B
372 students18:1Rate it →
Knightstown Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Knightstown
C−
387 students14:1Rate it →
Knightstown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Knightstown
B+
318 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Carthage’s schools

Are Carthage’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carthage. C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carthage. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Carthage in?

C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation.

Where do Carthage kids go to high school?

Knightstown High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.