📍 905 15th Street, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, 35401
Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County. The school has 783 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tuscaloosa City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
Central High School enrolls 783 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 5% White and 4.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 701 | 90% |
| White | 39 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
658 of the school's 783 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-70.
Central High School is one of 20 schools in Tuscaloosa City, based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The district serves 11,230 students district-wide and employs 641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 783 students, Central High School is larger than the district average of about 562 students per school.
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