📍 4525 N Central Ave, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85012
Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 1,901 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Phoenix Union High School District (4286) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 115.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
Central High School enrolls 1,901 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 115.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 6.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,280 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 290 | 15% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 119 | 6.3% |
| White | 116 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 44 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,748 of the school's 1,901 students (92%) 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, Large). 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 OK-30.
Central High School is one of 19 schools in Phoenix Union High School District (4286), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 25,800 students district-wide and employs 1,448 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,901 students, Central High School is larger than the district average of about 1,358 students per school.
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