Carlton School

Carlton School is a co-educational contributing school in Whanganui, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 265 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 507. The school has been open since 1957.

With 265 students on roll, Carlton School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 56% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 507, which is above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 44 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

79.8% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 11.2%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.33 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.