CENTER SR. HIGH

Located at 8715 HOLMES RD, in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, CENTER SR. HIGH is a reasonably sized high school that caters to 679 students (grades 9 through 12), run under CENTER 58. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 501.

Within CENTER 58, which oversees 7 schools and 2,339 students, CENTER SR. HIGH is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CENTER SR. HIGH reports that the largest single group is Black, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CENTER SR. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 66.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $68,577, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Jackson County's 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), CENTER SR. HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BOONE ELEM., roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTER SR. HIGH ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.8%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. CENTER SR. HIGH's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 662 (now 679). Black enrollment moved from 69% to 62% across the same window.

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