CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, a reasonably sized high school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, operated by KANSAS CITY 33, enrolls 519 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Within KANSAS CITY 33, which oversees 31 schools and 15,079 students, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 63.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Jackson County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,577 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

Nearest neighbor: CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.8%.

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 499 (now 519). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 90% to 79%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.