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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Central High School this year?
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Enrollment
892
High
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIBB COUNTY·NCES 130042001942
Central High School
2155 Napier Ave, Macon, GA 31204 · (478) 779-2292 · Bibb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL892 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
495 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 252 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 251 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 223 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 166 | 19% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
15.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 8 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 12.9% |
| 2022-23 | 9.3% |
| 2021-22 | 7.7% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Central High School
Central High School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School this school | 892 | 55.5% | 20.9% |
| Global Impact Academy Fairburn | 572 | 56.5% | 59.5% |
| Westside High School Macon | 1,013 | 61.6% | 8.0% |
| Luella High School Locust Grove | 1,236 | 58.4% | 16.4% |
| Northeast High School Macon | 794 | 63.6% | 12.3% |
| Howard High School Macon | 1,145 | 48.8% | 24.0% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bibb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #336 of 411 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #359 of 417 ▼ 2 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 892 | #282 of 480 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #170 of 413 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #352 of 413 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #287 of 425 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #28 of 168 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
892
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 2,172
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 892 | 57.7 | 15.5:1 | 55% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 876 | 55.2 | 15.9:1 | 51% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 56.4 | 15.0:1 | 100% (844) |
| 2020-21 | 925 | 59 | 15.7:1 | 100% (925) |
| 2017-18 | 1,118 | 65.1 | 17.2:1 | 99% (1,108) |
| 2015-16 | 1,097 | 66 | 16.6:1 | 99% (1,087) |
| 2010-11 | 1,073 | 75 | 14.3:1 | 76% (814) |
| 2000-01 | 1,133 | 70 | 16.2:1 | 31% (356) |
| 1990-91 | 2,172 | 107 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,118 to 892); teachers down 11% (65.1 to 57.7).
About Central High School
Central High School is a small high school with an address in Macon, Georgia. The school counts 892 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120 students.
Bibb County enrolls 21,334 students in 35 schools, including Central High School.
About 85% of the student body at Central High School is Black. The remaining students are 6% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Bibb County, the Black share is about 55%. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 57.7 full-time equivalents, or about 15.5 students per teacher. That matches the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 55%.
Central High School is a bottom-10% school in Georgia on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.9% against a predicted 48.7%.
Bibb County has these Census figures: the median household income is $51,234, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bibb County is home to 41 public schools and about 23,725 public school students.
The shortest distance from Central High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Miller Magnet Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Central High School ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has fallen by 33 students since 2020-21, to 892.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bibb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,578
Census ACS
Median income
$51,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
23,725 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bibb County
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Southwest High SchoolHigh · 860 students
Other schools in Macon
- Academy For Classical EducationCombined · 1,808 students
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Other Central High schools
70 other US public schools in 32 states are named Central High. Central High School is the 36th largest of the 71.
- Central High SchoolCarrollton, GA · 1,338 students
- Central High SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 2,985 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 2,587 students
- Central High SchoolKELLER, TX · 2,410 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 2,371 students
Nearby schools
- Miller Magnet Middle School0.2 mi · 614
- Vineville Academy0.5 mi · 479
- Alexander II Magnet School0.7 mi · 465
- Williams Elementary School0.8 mi · 294
- Cirrus Charter Academy0.9 mi · 429
- Georgia Academy for the Blind1.0 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Central High SchoolHow many students attend Central High School?
Central High School enrolls approximately 892 students in grades 09-12.
Is Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Central High School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Central High School.
How diverse is Central High School?
Central High School reports a student body of 6% White, 4% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Central High School public or private?
Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bibb County.
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