📍 200 Zion Church Road, Pageland, Chesterfield County, 29728
Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pageland, Chesterfield County. The school has 644 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesterfield 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central High enrolls 644 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 39% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 259 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 252 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
644 of the school's 644 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 644 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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 a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 SC-70, state senate district 27, state house district 53.
Central High is one of 16 schools in Chesterfield 01, based in Chesterfield, South Carolina. The district serves 6,872 students district-wide and employs 503 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 644 students, Central High is larger than the district average of about 430 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant