Centennial Jr-Sr High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Utica, Nebraska

Centennial Jr-Sr High School in Utica, Nebraska enrolled 151 students in 2024-25 with 20.7 full-time teachers, 7.3 students per teacher against the Nebraska high-school median of 10.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Nebraska: 87.3%).

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

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

148 students in 2022-23, 148 students in 2023-24, 151 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Centennial Jr-Sr High School by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231482023-241482024-25151
Students enrolled at Centennial Jr-Sr High School by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231482023-241482024-25151
Students enrolled at Centennial Jr-Sr High School by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231482023-241482024-25151
Students enrolled at Centennial Jr-Sr High School by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231482023-241482024-25151
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231480.0not reported
2023-2414821.66.9
2024-2515120.77.3

7.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 of every 100 Nebraska high schools

Among the 266 Nebraska high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; 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, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 7.3; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 7.3; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 7.3; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 7.3; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 10.1U.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).

One counselor per 205 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Centennial Jr-Sr High School enrolled 205 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 205 of the 205 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent16.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.7% of students were White, 5.3% Hispanic, 2.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White92.7%
  2. Hispanic5.3%
  3. Black2.0%

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 Jr-Sr High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, 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 districtNebraska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%48%47.1%
Math, 2022-2350‑59%55% (2021-22)58.4%

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

90% or more of the 35 students in Centennial Jr-Sr High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. 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 districtNebraska
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more87.3%
Students in the class353524,336

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.

What to look at next about Centennial Jr-Sr High School

  1. York High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 498 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. Seward High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 13 miles away: 511 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Centennial Jr-Sr High School with York High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Centennial Public Schools spends per student$19,700 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,700
  5. The largest public schools in NebraskaCentennial Jr-Sr High School is the number 138 by size of 268 Nebraska high schools open in 2024-25.#138 of 268
  6. Nebraska schools by students per teacher7.3 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 10.1 for high schools.7.3:1
  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 Jr-Sr High School

  1. How many students attend Centennial Jr-Sr High School?
    151 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 148 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Utica, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Centennial Jr-Sr High School?
    7.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Centennial Jr-Sr High School a Title I school?
    Centennial Jr-Sr High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Centennial Jr-Sr High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Centennial Jr-Sr High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska'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 Jr-Sr High School?
    90% or more of the 35 students in Centennial Jr-Sr High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. 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 Jr-Sr High School in?
    Centennial Public Schools, NCES district ID 3100099. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 310009901671 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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