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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 11 public schools serving 5,062 students in Carthage, MO (there are , serving 71 private students). 99% of all K-12 students in Carthage, MO are educated in public schools (compared to the MO state average of 88%).

The top ranked public schools in Carthage, MO are Steadley Elementary School, Mark Twain Elementary School and Carthage 6th Grade Center. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Carthage, MO public schools have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Missouri public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 43% statewide average). Schools in Carthage have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Missouri public schools.

Minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Missouri public school average of 32% (majority Black).