📍 14075 Ken Austin Pkwy, Brooksville, Hernando County, 34613
Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooksville, Hernando County. The school has 1,426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hernando school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central High School enrolls 1,426 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 75 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 744 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 414 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 144 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 35 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
750 of the school's 1,426 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 690 qualify for free lunch and 60 for a reduced price. 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 rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 34.
Central High School is one of 32 schools in HERNANDO, based in BROOKSVILLE, Florida. The district serves 23,734 students district-wide and employs 1,383 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,426 students, Central High School is larger than the district average of about 742 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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