Central High

Central High is a rural-scale 9-12 campus in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, part of Sheboygan Area School District. The school works with 183 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 61% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Within Sheboygan Area School District, which oversees 26 schools and 9,285 students, Central High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Central High logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 32% White, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Sheboygan County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Central High has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at Central High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sheboygan County (around 45%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, Sheboygan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,094 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central High is one of 52 public schools in Sheboygan County (combined enrollment of about 17,340 students).

Etude Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central High.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Central High operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Central High's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 215 (now 183). White enrollment moved from 50% to 32% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.