Carbon Career & Technical Institute

Carbon Career & Technical Institute is the sole public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania area, with a total enrollment of 394 students. As the only school in the provided data set, it does not stand out relative to any other schools, but the available information offers valuable insights into its performance and student demographics.

The school boasts a strong four-year graduation rate of 96.6%, which is significantly higher than the state average, and an impressively low dropout rate of 0.0%. Academically, students at Carbon Career & Technical Institute perform slightly below the state average on the Keystone Exams in Algebra I and Literature, but on par with the state average in Biology. The school's racial makeup is predominantly white (93.65%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (5.84%) and two or more races (0.51%) students, indicating a lack of diversity in the student population. Additionally, 37.82% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively high level of economic need among the student body.

Despite these mixed academic results, Carbon Career & Technical Institute maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 12.9, which is a positive indicator of the level of individualized attention and support students may receive. Overall, the data provides a comprehensive snapshot of this school, highlighting its strengths in areas like graduation and dropout rates, as well as areas where there may be room for improvement, such as academic performance on standardized tests and addressing the economic challenges faced by a significant portion of the student population.