📍 306 S Bellevue Blvd, Memphis, Shelby County, 38104
Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 1,312 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central High enrolls 1,312 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Black or African American, 7% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,093 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 4.6% |
| White | 54 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Central High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 90.
Central High is one of 222 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The district serves 111,124 students district-wide and employs 6,885 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,312 students, Central High is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large