📍 658 Roughrider Dr, Center, Shelby County, 75935
Center H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Center, Shelby County. The school has 705 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heath Hagler. It is part of the Center Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Center H S enrolls 705 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 306 | 43% |
| White | 221 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 139 | 20% |
| Asian | 21 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
524 of the school's 705 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 454 qualify for free lunch and 70 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 H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 TX-10, state senate district 3, state house district 9.
Center H S is one of 5 schools in CENTER ISD, based in CENTER, Texas. The district serves 2,307 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 705 students, Center H S is larger than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote