📍 5321 Jacksboro PIKE, Knoxville, Knox County, 37918
Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 1,294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 95.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central High School enrolls 1,294 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 95.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 19% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 708 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 251 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 245 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Central High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 7, state house district 16.
Central High School is one of 93 schools in Knox County, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The district serves 60,185 students district-wide and employs 4,127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,294 students, Central High School is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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