📍 100 van Buren St W, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, 49017
Battle Creek Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Battle Creek, Calhoun County. The school has 1,108 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Battle Creek Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Battle Creek Central High School enrolls 1,108 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 31% White and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 440 | 40% |
| White | 342 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 131 | 12% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
795 of the school's 1,108 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 764 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Battle Creek Central High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 MI-40, state senate district 19, state house district 62.
Battle Creek Central High School is one of 13 schools in Battle Creek Public Schools, based in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan. The district serves 3,605 students district-wide and employs 259 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,108 students, Battle Creek Central High School is larger than the district average of about 277 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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