High school (grades 9-12) · Utica, NE

Centennial Jr-Sr High School

Federal NCES profile for Centennial Jr-Sr High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 310009901671
0/100100/10062/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
70
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Centennial Jr-Sr High School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

62
Resource Index · Higher
25.0%
free-lunch eligible
151
students enrolled

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+0 students YoY

Centennial Jr-Sr High School held near 148 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 0.0 → 21.6 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 310009901671 · Utica, NE High · SMALL · TRAD

151 enr · 25.0% lunch · RII 62

Nearest enrollment peer: Centennial Elementary School (263 students)

Centennial Jr-Sr High School held near 148 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE added 0.0 → 21.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Nebraska schools → · Find another →

Centennial Jr-Sr High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Centennial Jr-Sr High School reports 151 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Centennial Jr-Sr High School compares

Centennial Jr-Sr High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Nebraska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nebraska Nebraska avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 25.0% ▼ 19% 30.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 151 top 66% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

151
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
25.0%
free-lunch eligible - 19% below the Nebraska average of 30.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
21.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,700
per pupil, district-wide - above Nebraska avg of $18,497
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 151 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 92.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3%
African American 2.0%

Largest group: White at 92.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.7, Centennial Jr-Sr High School is less mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Centennial Public Schools reports $19,700 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Centennial Jr-Sr High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Centennial Elementary School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Centennial Middle School Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Centennial Jr-Sr High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Centennial Public Schools · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Centennial Jr-Sr High School

How many students attend Centennial Jr-Sr High School?

Centennial Jr-Sr High School has 151 students enrolled. It is a high school in Utica, NE. CCD year-over-year: 148 (2022-23) → 148 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Centennial Jr-Sr High School?

25.0% of students at Centennial Jr-Sr High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Centennial Jr-Sr High School?

The largest demographic group at Centennial Jr-Sr High School is White at 92.7% of enrollment, in Utica, NE.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Centennial Jr-Sr High School?

Centennial Jr-Sr High School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Centennial Public Schools?

Besides Centennial Jr-Sr High School, Centennial Public Schools also operates Centennial Elementary School (263 students) and Centennial Middle School (101 students). See the Centennial Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.