Central HS

As a substantial senior high in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Central HS caters to 2,329 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Philadelphia City SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Central HS sits 216% larger than that benchmark.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. Central HS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Central HS logs that the most-represented group is Asian (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 26% White, 23% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 8% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Central HS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Central HS is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 85.3%, a residual of +49.8 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Central HS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Widener Memorial Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central HS. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central HS ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 21.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Central HS's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 2,371 (now 2,329).

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