Central High School

Set in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Central High School is a sprawling high school, part of Central Community School District. It teaches 1,529 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 115% bigger than the state mean of about 711.

Central Community School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 4,580 students; Central High School is among them.

Demographically, Central High School logs that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Black, 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 42% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Central High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at Central High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against East Baton Rouge Parish (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for East Baton Rouge Parish indicate median household income runs about $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students), of which Central High School is one.

Central Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Central High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central High School has ticked up 15%, going from 1,330 students in 2018 to 1,529 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 74% to 64%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.