📍 103 School Rd, West Helena, Phillips County, 72390
Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Helena, Phillips County. The school has 493 pupils enrolled. The Principal is C. Roach. It is part of the Helena/ W.Helena School Dist. school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
Central High School enrolls 493 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 3.2% White and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 465 | 94% |
| White | 16 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 493 students (100%) 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 a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VT-10.
Central High School is one of 2 schools in HELENA WEST HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HELENA, Arkansas. The district serves 978 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 493 students, Central High School is close to the district average of about 489 students per school.
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