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Carmel Clay Schools, IN: schools, enrollment and spending
Carmel Clay Schools runs 15 public schools with 16,145 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Indiana figure of 15.5.
At a glance
- Schools
- 15
- Students
- 16,145
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,032
- Students per teacher
- 15.6
- IN: 15.5 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 5202 E Main St, Carmel, IN 46033
- Phone
- (317)844-9961
- County
- Hamilton County
- Locale
- City: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1801200
- State district ID
- IN-3060
- Total staff (FTE)
- 2,172
- School counselors (FTE)
- 22.0About 734 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 43.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.6
Indiana15.5
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (16,395), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $212.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $9.3 million
- State revenue
- $107.7 million
- Local revenue
- $95.3 million
- Total spending
- $210.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,857
- Salaries
- $109.5 million52.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $125.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 4.4%
- State: 50.7%
- Local: 44.9%
Indiana overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 55.5%
- Local: 35.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,857
Indiana$12,675
United States$16,826
Schools in Carmel Clay Schools
By level: 1 high, 3 middle, 11 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Carmel Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 700 | 14.6 |
| Carmel High School | High | 9 to 12 | 5,239 | 16.8 |
| Carmel Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,047 | 13.8 |
| Cherry Tree Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 711 | 15.8 |
| Clay Center Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 666 | 13.9 |
| Clay Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,415 | 17.5 |
| College Wood Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 616 | 16.6 |
| Creekside Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,428 | 18.8 |
| Forest Dale Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 638 | 13.6 |
| Mohawk Trails Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 543 | 13.2 |
| Prairie Trace Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 715 | 15.2 |
| Smoky Row Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 692 | 15.0 |
| Towne Meadow Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 527 | 14.2 |
| West Clay Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 580 | 15.3 |
| Woodbrook Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 628 | 14.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Hamilton County
- Hamilton Southeastern Schools 21,062 students
- Noblesville Schools 10,525 students
- Westfield-Washington Schools 10,124 students
- Hamilton Heights School Corp 2,341 students
- Sheridan Community Schools 1,169 students
- Options Charter Schools 1,043 students
- Indiana Agriculture and Technology 441 students
- Excel Center - Noblesville 216 students
More in Indiana
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.