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In 1974, the Carroll district, the Manning Community School District, and the Eden Township School District and the Templeton Independent School District decided that the Eden and Templeton districts would be divided between the Carroll and Manning districts; Carroll got about 89% and 75%, respectively, of the land of the Templeton and Eden districts, with the Manning district taking the remainders.[3]
The Carroll district sold the Templeton school to the town government for $3,700.[4]
Fall Play: A play/musical is performed each year during the fall at CHS.
FFA: The Carroll Area FFA Chapter is open to high school students in the surrounding school districts: Carroll Community School District, Kuemper Catholic Schools, and also Ar-we-va. The Carroll Area FFA Chapter was established in 1992.
Jazz Band: CHS offers a jazz band for students grades 9–12, taking place in the 2nd semester of the year. The jazz band has performed at competitions in past years.
Marching Band: The CHS Tiger Pride Marching Band is open to students in grades 9–12. The Carroll High School Marching Band performs at home football games, Carroll's annual band day parade, and also has made multiple appearances in multi-school competitions. In 2018 and 2019, the CHS band participated in the IHSMA Marching Band Competition.