Carthage ISD

Independent School District · Panola County · Kilgore area (Region 7)

2,598
Students
5
Campuses
B 81/100
TEA Rating (2024-25)
Mr Jarrod Bitter View 26–27 Calendar
Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (5)

  • Carthage High School Grades 09-12 788 students
  • Baker-koonce Intermediate Grades 04-06 552 students
  • Carthage Primary Grades EE-01 501 students
  • Libby Elementary Grades 02-03 383 students
  • Carthage Junior High Grades 07-08 374 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Carthage ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov
B 81
Recognized
Overall score 81 / 100
2,632Students
5Campuses
14.5Students / Teacher
Dr Joseph Glenn HambrickSuperintendent
★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged52.3%
Special Education15.5%
Emergent Bilingual / English Learners8.6%

Student Outcomes

93.9%
Attendance Rate
18.2%
Chronic Absenteeism
26%
Grade 8 Algebra I EOC
38.0%
Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

14.5Students per Teacher
181.9Full-time Teachers
369.8Full-time Staff
$61,294Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Carthage ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard
15,744Total population
$63,243Median household income
5,993Total households
85.1%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White70%Hispanic / Latino12%Black / African American12%Two or more races6%Some other race1%

Housing type

House 73.2%Apartments / other 26.7%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 25.2%1970–1999 46.3%Before 1970 28.7%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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