📍 8715 Holmes, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64131
Center Sr. High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 742 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Center 58 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 8 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Center Sr. High enrolls 742 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 16% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 475 | 64% |
| White | 118 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
463 of the school's 742 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 429 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. 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.
Center Sr. High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 MO-50, state senate district 9, state house district 26.
Center Sr. High is one of 8 schools in CENTER 58, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 2,339 students district-wide and employs 213 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 742 students, Center Sr. High is larger than the district average of about 292 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large