Central High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Central High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama enrolled 796 students in 2024-25 with 44.5 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the Alabama high-school median of 17.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Alabama: 90%).

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; full-time teachers fell 4%

783 students in 2022-23, 834 students in 2023-24, 796 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.5 to 44.5.

Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 79602505007501k2022-237832023-248342024-25796
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 79602505007501k2022-237832023-248342024-25796
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 79602505007501k2022-237832023-248342024-25796
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 79602505007501k2022-237832023-248342024-25796
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378346.516.8
2023-2483449.716.8
2024-2579644.517.9

17.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 Alabama high schools

Among the 313 Alabama high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.2; 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, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Central High School 17.9; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherCentral High School 17.9state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Central High School 17.9; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherCentral High School 17.9state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Central High School 17.9; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherCentral High School 17.9state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Central High School 17.9; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherCentral High School 17.9state median 17.2U.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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 255 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central High School enrolled 764 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 253 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 255 of the 764 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions253
  • Chronically absent23.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.2% of students were Black, 6.9% Hispanic, 4.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black87.2%
  2. Hispanic6.9%
  3. White4.6%
  4. Asian0.8%
  5. Two or more races0.4%
  6. 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 Central High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, 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 districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2210‑14%41%47.3%
Math, 2022-235% or less22% (2021-22)29.9%

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

75-79% of the 187 students in Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. 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 districtAlabama
Four-year graduation rate75‑79%87%90%
Students in the class18770052,928

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 Tuscaloosa

4 public high schools in Tuscaloosa report 2024-25 enrollment; Central High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hillcrest High School1,43418.250.1%
Northridge High School1,15321.233.7%
Central High School79617.978.1%
Holt High School45616.378.3%

All public schools in Tuscaloosa →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central High School

  1. Northridge High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.4 miles away: 1,153 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  2. Holt High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.4 miles away: 456 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  3. Compare Central High School with Northridge High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tuscaloosa City School District spends per student$14,227 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,227
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaCentral High School is the number 90 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#90 of 319
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 17.2 for high schools.17.9:1
  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 Central High School

  1. How many students attend Central High School?
    796 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 783 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tuscaloosa, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central High School?
    17.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for high schools is 17.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Central High School a Title I school?
    Central High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Central High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Central High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama'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 Central High School?
    75-79% of the 187 students in Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. 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 Central High School in?
    Tuscaloosa City School District, NCES district ID 0103360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010336001608 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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