CENTRAL HIGH

CENTRAL HIGH operates as a sizable senior high in ST JOSEPH, Missouri, operated by ST. JOSEPH. Current enrollment sits at 1,733 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 246% larger than typical.

ST. JOSEPH runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 10,430 students. CENTRAL HIGH is one of those campuses.

Demographically, CENTRAL HIGH reports that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Buchanan County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting CENTRAL HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Buchanan County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, CENTRAL HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.1%.

Around the school, census data for Buchanan County shows median household earnings sit near $62,158, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. CENTRAL HIGH is one of 36 public schools in Buchanan County (combined enrollment of about 11,825 students).

The closest other public school is EDISON ELEM., roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CENTRAL HIGH comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.9%.

CENTRAL HIGH operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. CENTRAL HIGH's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,699 (now 1,733). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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