A Bold and Inspired Vision for the Future positions Carmel Catholic at the forefront of transforming the student experience. Funded entirely through the generosity of donors beyond tuition dollars, this historic campaign is centered on three key pillars: student wellness, financial accessibility, and sustainability.
We’ve spent decades perfecting an environment where academic distinction meets personal growth, where innovative programming meets timeless values, and where every student discovers their potential to lead and serve.
Academic Distinction
Academic excellence isn’t just our cornerstone–it’s our promise, ensuring every student finds both challenge and support at their level. Our rigorous curriculum offers 197 courses from Dual Credit and Advanced Placement to college-prep.
A Global, Personal Community
International students and diverse domestic enrollment create a modern, global learning environment. Our intentionally smaller size means more individual attention and greater opportunities to get involved, lead, and thrive.
Rooted in Faith. Guided with Purpose. For All.
Centered in Jesus Christ, we believe all students are beloved children of God. Our Catholic roots enrich our community, welcoming all to experience the values that inspire our students to cultivate kindness, honor one another, and live with purpose.
A Five-Time National Blue Ribbon School
As one of four private schools in the nation to earn the coveted National Blue Ribbon School award five times, Carmel Catholic stands as proof that excellence isn’t accidental–it’s intentional, sustained, and transformative.
Facilities That Inspire Excellence
While other schools adapt to change, Carmel Catholic shapes the future. Our multimillion-dollar campus transformation creates learning environments that rival the nation’s most innovative colleges, setting our students up for success.
Why Carmel Catholic High School? Sometimes the decision comes down to a single moment — a senior spotting a freshman's sweatshirt at a bowling alley, or an 8th grader feeling instantly at home on a shadow day. For freshmen Elizabeth Spaccaferro and Philamena Patel, and junior Wyatt VanBoening, those small moments confirmed what their families already sensed: Carmel offers more than academics — it's a place of community, faith, and countless opportunities to discover who students are meant to become.
Carmel is proud to celebrate senior Kaiser Schachelmayer, who recently earned a perfect composite score of 36 on the ACT exam. Attaining this score places Kaiser among less than one percent of test-takers nationwide who achieve this incredible academic feat. His accomplishment reflects outstanding dedication, hard work, and excellence in preparation.
Carmel Catholic High School hosts a parent program with Sam Anthony on Sept. 17 at 6:30 pm, offering practical Mental Fitness tools to strengthen family communication, spot early warning signs, and help teens build confidence and better decision-making skills
Carmel Catholic welcomes its new Director of College Counseling, who brings a unique blend of higher education, student development, pastoral leadership and counseling experience to the role.
Spanish teacher Sra. Lori Young represented Carmel Catholic High School at the 108th Annual AATSP Conference in July, where she presented strategies for using Choice Boards to differentiate Spanish and Portuguese instruction.
We are thrilled that Brigid Martin has returned to her alma mater to serve the mission that helped form her. She brings a unique balance of executive leadership experience and a deep, pastoral soul to our Mission & Ministry team. Having spent the past decade as a volunteer Kairos adult retreat leader and drawing on her background in organizational leadership and ministry, Brigid is well-positioned to help us continue strengthening our culture of prayer, service, and community.
At the Carmel Catholic Golf Classic, Connor Hart ’27 delivered a heartfelt message of gratitude to the alumni, parents, and friends whose generosity helps make a Carmel education possible for students like him. His story of receiving financial assistance and the profound impact Carmel has had on his confidence, faith, and future left a lasting impression on everyone in the room.
Carmel Catholic High School is one of twelve organizations from around the United States, including just eight schools out of 160 applicants, to recently receive a grant from the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Ethics and Common Good, awarded through its DELTA Program. With this generous grant, Carmel Catholic is furthering their thought leadership in forming students who will flourish in a world complemented by AI.
Carmel Catholic High School's Elijah's Garden was recently featured in a story showcasing Catholic parishes, schools, and organizations across the Archdiocese of Chicago that are transforming gardens into ministries of service, sustainability, and community.
Centered in Jesus
Christ, Carmel Catholic is a college preparatory high school, empowering
students to be servant leaders filled with zeal for faith and
scholarship. Rooted in the charisms of the Order of Carmelites and the
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Catholic community
embraces a tradition of dignity, diversity, and justice.