CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, a medium-sized four-year high school in BROOKSVILLE, Florida, overseen by HERNANDO, enrolls 1,444 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 40% larger than the state mean of about 1,035.

HERNANDO comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 23,734 students; CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Hernando County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 57.8%; CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL posts 42.6%, -15.2 points below that line.

In the area at large, Hernando County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,058 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in Hernando County (combined enrollment of about 23,734 students).

The closest other public school is ENDEAVOR ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has climbed 11%, going from 1,303 students in 2018 to 1,444 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 65% to 48% over that span.

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