📍 3221 Indiana, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64128
Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City 33 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central High School enrolls 535 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 428 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 11% |
| White | 33 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
532 of the school's 535 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 532 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Central High School 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 22.
Central High School is one of 35 schools in KANSAS CITY 33, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 15,079 students district-wide and employs 1,164 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, Central High School is larger than the district average of about 431 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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