Graduation Matters

"Graduation Matters in Missouri” is a new slogan released at the 2009 Missouri Dropout Prevention Summit. At a time when Missouri's dropout rate has been increasing, many schools are banding together to form an alliance against our state-wide alarming dropout rate. Carthage was among the more than 140 schools participating in the statewide summit. Missouri Connections recently published a fact sheet that has even more information on this subject.

New Building

We are very excited about being in our new high school and would like to thank all those that were instrumental in making it happen. To see pictures inside the new building click here.

Carthage High School, accredited by North Central Association, offers 195 units of approved credit for grades 9-12. As a designated A+ school, it also provides career education, opportunities for job shadowing, and can qualify students who meet state guidelines for two years' tuition at any Missouri community college.

Operating on block scheduling, CHS also has Advanced Placement courses in each of the core subjects, and students may earn up to 25 hours of dual high school and college credit.