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Central High School

๐Ÿ“ PO Box 68, Burlington, Kane County, 60109

1,387
Pupils
17.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Burlington, Kane County. The school has 1,387 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brett Bending. It is part of the Central CUSD 301 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 78.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Brett Bending
School district
Central CUSD 301

Enrollment & staffing

Central High School enrolls 1,387 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 78.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.

Male students
717 (52%)
Female students
670 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
78.3
Student-teacher ratio
17.7:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White84761%
Hispanic or Latino28921%
Asian18413%
Two or more races392.8%
Black or African American282%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

226 of the school's 1,387 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades 9โ€“12

Central High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 70.

School district: Central CUSD 301

Central High School is one of 7 schools in Central CUSD 301, based in Burlington, Illinois. The district serves 5,082 students district-wide and employs 276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,387 students, Central High School is larger than the district average of about 726 students per school.

5,082
District students
7
Schools
276
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

44%
Reading proficient
46%
Math proficient
3%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (12) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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