📍 1000 S Silver Springs Rd, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, 63703
Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County. The school has 1,341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cape Girardeau 63 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 89.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central High enrolls 1,341 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 89.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 29% Black or African American and 9.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 707 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 391 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 128 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 26 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 1,341 students (<1%) 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.
Central High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 27, state house district 147.
Central High is one of 9 schools in CAPE GIRARDEAU 63, based in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri. The district serves 4,310 students district-wide and employs 385 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,341 students, Central High is larger than the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small