Centralia High School

As an average-sized secondary school in Centralia, Illinois, Centralia High School educates 887 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Centralia HSD 200.

Centralia High School sits inside Centralia HSD 200, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Centralia High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 12% Black, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 64% of students at Centralia High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Centralia High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.9%.

In the broader community, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,240, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Marion County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,636 students), Centralia High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jordan Elem School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Centralia High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Centralia High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Centralia High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 905 (now 887). The White share of enrollment fell from 75% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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