📍 1500 Park St, Little Rock, Pulaski County, 72202
Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Little Rock, Pulaski County. The school has 2,338 pupils enrolled. The Principal is L. Rousseau. It is part of the Little Rock School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 161.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
Central High School enrolls 2,338 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 161.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 29% White and 9.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,192 | 51% |
| White | 672 | 29% |
| Asian | 227 | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 209 | 8.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 15 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,247 of the school's 2,338 students (53%) 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). 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-20.
Central High School is one of 40 schools in LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas. The district serves 21,086 students district-wide and employs 1,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,338 students, Central High School is larger than the district average of about 527 students per school.
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