Centennial High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Circle Pines, Minnesota

Centennial High School in Circle Pines, Minnesota enrolled 2,067 students in 2024-25 with 92.7 full-time teachers, 22.3 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 68% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 46%

1,982 students in 2022-23, 1,997 students in 2023-24, 2,067 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 63.4 to 92.7.

Students enrolled at Centennial High School by school year2022-23: 1,982, 2023-24: 1,997, 2024-25: 2,06701k2k3k2022-231,9822023-241,9972024-252,067
Students enrolled at Centennial High School by school year2022-23: 1,982, 2023-24: 1,997, 2024-25: 2,06701k2k3k2022-231,9822023-241,9972024-252,067
Students enrolled at Centennial High School by school year2022-23: 1,982, 2023-24: 1,997, 2024-25: 2,06701k2k3k2022-231,9822023-241,9972024-252,067
Students enrolled at Centennial High School by school year2022-23: 1,982, 2023-24: 1,997, 2024-25: 2,06701k2k3k2022-231,9822023-241,9972024-252,067
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,98263.431.3
2023-241,99786.323.1
2024-252,06792.722.3

22.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Minnesota high schools

Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Centennial High School 22.3; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentennial High School 22.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Centennial High School 22.3; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentennial High School 22.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Centennial High School 22.3; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentennial High School 22.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Centennial High School 22.3; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentennial High School 22.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 490 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Centennial High School enrolled 1,961 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 92 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 490 of the 1,961 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions92
  • Chronically absent20.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.1% of students were White, 8.3% Black, 7.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White71.1%
  2. Black8.3%
  3. Asian7.5%
  4. Hispanic6.8%
  5. Two or more races5.7%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Centennial High School scored proficient or above: 68% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2268%61%51.1%
Math, 2022-2345%63% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 422 students in Centennial High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate94%90%83.3%
Students in the class42246269,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Circle Pines

4 public high schools in Circle Pines report 2024-25 enrollment; Centennial High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Centennial High School2,06722.318.1%
Centennial Area Learning Center7920.241.8%
Calc Transition2412.529.2%
Project Search88.033.3%

All public schools in Circle Pines →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Centennial High School

  1. Project SearchThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 8 students, 8.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Centennial Area Learning CenterThe next nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 79 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  3. Compare Centennial High School with Project SearchStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Centennial School District spends per student$12,766 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,766
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaCentennial High School is the number 22 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#22 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher22.3 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.22.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Centennial High School

  1. How many students attend Centennial High School?
    2,067 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,982 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Circle Pines, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Centennial High School?
    22.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Centennial High School a Title I school?
    Centennial High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Centennial High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Centennial High School scored proficient or above: 68% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Centennial High School?
    94% of the 422 students in Centennial High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Centennial High School in?
    Centennial School District, NCES district ID 2708100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270810000334 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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