📍 2432 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, 49006
Kalamazoo Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. The school has 1,612 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 72.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. 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.
Kalamazoo Central High School enrolls 1,612 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 72.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 33% White and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 693 | 43% |
| White | 539 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 190 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 10% |
| Asian | 25 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,025 of the school's 1,612 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 899 qualify for free lunch and 126 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kalamazoo Central High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 MI-40, state senate district 20, state house district 60.
Kalamazoo Central High School is one of 31 schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools, based in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. The district serves 12,273 students district-wide and employs 670 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,612 students, Kalamazoo Central High School is larger than the district average of about 396 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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