📍 201 E Jefferson St, Joliet, Will County, 60432
Joliet Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Joliet, Will County. The school has 3,377 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shad Hallihan. It is part of the Joliet Twp HSD 204 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 184.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joliet Central High School enrolls 3,377 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 184.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,390 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 516 | 15% |
| White | 388 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,525 of the school's 3,377 students (75%) 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.
Joliet Central High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 86.
Joliet Central High School is one of 4 schools in Joliet Twp HSD 204, based in Joliet, Illinois. The district serves 6,746 students district-wide and employs 364 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,377 students, Joliet Central High School is larger than the district average of about 1,687 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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