CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school in NEW MADRID, Missouri, operated by NEW MADRID CO. R-I, works with 361 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 501.

Within NEW MADRID CO. R-I, which oversees 5 schools and 1,259 students, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL reports that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the resource side, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), 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 41.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for New Madrid County put the typical household earns roughly $51,881 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, New Madrid County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,664 students), of which CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 363 students in 2018 to 361 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 67% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.