CENTER H S

CENTER H S operates as a close-knit four-year high school in CENTER, Texas, overseen by CENTER ISD. Current enrollment sits at 662 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

CENTER H S is one of 5 schools operated by CENTER ISD, a district that educates 2,307 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CENTER H S reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 25% White, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, CENTER H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.2%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of +0.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Shelby County reports that median household income runs about $49,776, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. CENTER H S is one of 13 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 5,174 students).

Nearest neighbor: ROUGHRIDER ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTER H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.7%.

CENTER H S operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTER H S has changed only slightly, going from 678 students in 2018 to 662 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 38% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On this page, the feed for CENTER H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.