CENTRALIA HIGH

CENTRALIA HIGH, a cozy four-year high school in CENTRALIA, Missouri, overseen by CENTRALIA R-VI, hosts 398 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so CENTRALIA HIGH sits 21% leaner than that benchmark.

CENTRALIA HIGH is one of 4 schools operated by CENTRALIA R-VI, a district that enrolls 1,343 students overall.

On demographics, CENTRALIA HIGH lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CENTRALIA HIGH shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Boone County's rate of about 38%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CENTRALIA HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.9%; this one delivers 45.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Boone County shows median household earnings sit near $72,758, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Boone County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,547 students), CENTRALIA HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CHANCE ELEM., roughly 0.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CENTRALIA HIGH at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 53.4%.

CENTRALIA HIGH operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRALIA HIGH has fell 9%, going from 439 students in 2018 to 398 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.