CENTRAL HIGH

CENTRAL HIGH is a senior high of substantial scale in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, operated by PARKWAY C-2, educateing 1,281 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so CENTRAL HIGH sits 156% above that benchmark.

PARKWAY C-2 runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 16,759 students. CENTRAL HIGH is one of those campuses.

On demographics, CENTRAL HIGH records that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 17% Black, 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 16% of students at CENTRAL HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CENTRAL HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 58.3%, a residual of +7.3 points.

Around the school, census data for St. Louis County shows median household income runs about $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which CENTRAL HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is CENTRAL MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CENTRAL HIGH at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. CENTRAL HIGH's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,293 (now 1,281). White enrollment moved from 60% to 54% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the CENTRAL HIGH community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.