📍 3130 E1/2 Road, Grand Junction, Mesa County, 81504
Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Grand Junction, Mesa County. The school has 1,613 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 83.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Central High School enrolls 1,613 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 83.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 973 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 525 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 85 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
723 of the school's 1,613 students (45%) 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Central High School is one of 47 schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, based in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado. The district serves 19,753 students district-wide and employs 1,293 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,613 students, Central High School is larger than the district average of about 420 students per school.
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