📍 8499 Forest Hill Blvd, Wellington, Palm Beach County, 33411
Palm Beach Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wellington, Palm Beach County. The school has 2,980 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 139.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palm Beach Central High School enrolls 2,980 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 139.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,257 | 42% |
| White | 892 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 596 | 20% |
| Asian | 129 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,179 of the school's 2,980 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,143 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palm Beach Central High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 86.
Palm Beach Central High School is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,980 students, Palm Beach Central High School is larger than the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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