📍 1130 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40203
Central High Magnet Career Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 1,220 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 24 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central High Magnet Career Academy enrolls 1,220 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 32% male and 68% female. A teaching staff of 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 897 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 157 | 13% |
| White | 69 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 4% |
| Asian | 45 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
855 of the school's 1,220 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 791 qualify for free lunch and 64 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 Magnet Career Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 KY-30, state senate district 33, state house district 43.
Central High Magnet Career Academy is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,220 students, Central High Magnet Career Academy is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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