- An uploaded Tiktok video of Carmel High School went viral last week and has been gaining attention on the internet.
- Carmel High School’s DECA club presented a virtual campus tour, revealing that the school offers much more than the average public high school.
- The Carmel High School tour was shared in two TikTok videos, showcasing different areas of the school.
- In February 2023, the campus tour videos of the school garnered over 7 million views and 1.3 million likes, leading to widespread attention.
- Several people on Twitter observed that the school is biased and arrogant, with a majority of white students.
An uploaded Tiktok video of Carmel High School went viral last week and has been gaining attention on the internet.
Carmel High School, a public high school located in Indiana, has become a trending topic after videos showcasing its extensive facilities and amenities were shared on TikTok, subsequently going viral.
Carmel High School’s DECA club presented a virtual campus tour, revealing that the school offers much more than the average public high school.
The Carmel High School tour was shared in two TikTok videos, showcasing different areas of the school.
@carmeldeca Take a tour of the school where champions are made!! #carmelhighschool #greyhounds #champions #tour #DECA #fyp #foryoupage #schooltour #wherechampionsaremade ♬ original sound – Carmel High School DECA
@carmeldeca Did someone say part 2? #carmelhighschool #greyhounds #champions #tour #DECA #fyp #schooltour #foryoupage #wherechampionsaremade #carmeldeca #carmel #indiana #football ♬ original sound – Carmel High School DECA
The school possesses multiple gyms and cafeterias, which is uncommon for schools in Indianapolis, along with its natatorium, wrestling room, modern library, planetarium, cafe, radio room, T.V. studio, and a spacious auditorium.
In addition to the facilities mentioned earlier, the videos also showed viewers the school’s bookstore, wood shop, and auto shop.
The school has multiple cooking rooms, symphony rooms, jewelry and e-sports rooms, and a dedicated fashion room, among many other facilities available at the school.
It’s worth noting that Carmel’s football stadium can accommodate up to 10,000 people.
Tiktok videos sparked controversy
In February 2023, the campus tour videos of the school garnered over 7 million views and 1.3 million likes, leading to widespread attention.
Carmel High School is one of the top high schools in Indiana and has a student count of around f 5,414 children.
However, the noticeable level of privilege showcased in the videos sparked numerous comments, some of which have since been removed.
Several people on Twitter observed that the school is skewed and self-important, with most of its white students.
One individual, James Ray, commented on the issue of how public schools in the U.S. are funded, stating that Carmel’s ultra-wealthy community enabled the school to construct a campus the size of a college.
In contrast, many Indianapolis schools struggle to update classrooms and textbooks.
Carmel High School really demonstrates the problem with how we fund U.S. public schools. Carmel, a hyper-wealthy community, was able to put up a college-sized school while many other schools in Indiana struggle to even get updated textbooks and updated classrooms. https://t.co/O67nGjaRhI
— James Ray ☭ (@GoodVibePolitik) February 14, 2023
The size of the school is not the only thing that makes it astounding, according to Ray. Instead, it represents the disparities between socioeconomic classes still prevalent in their society.
Some also highlighted that the school’s funding primarily comes from its sports teams and affluent, white parents, which they blamed for its abundance of resources absent in other high schools in Indiana.
One sarcastic commenter quipped that the school might as well be an entire city, given its extravagance and luxury.
