Central High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas enrolled 2,371 students in 2024-25 with 161.5 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Arkansas high-school median of 8.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Arkansas: 89.9%).

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

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

2,338 students in 2022-23, 2,260 students in 2023-24, 2,371 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 161.7 to 161.5.

Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 2,338, 2023-24: 2,260, 2024-25: 2,37101k2k3k2022-232,3382023-242,2602024-252,371
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 2,338, 2023-24: 2,260, 2024-25: 2,37101k2k3k2022-232,3382023-242,2602024-252,371
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 2,338, 2023-24: 2,260, 2024-25: 2,37101k2k3k2022-232,3382023-242,2602024-252,371
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 2,338, 2023-24: 2,260, 2024-25: 2,37101k2k3k2022-232,3382023-242,2602024-252,371
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,338161.714.5
2023-242,260161.214.0
2024-252,371161.514.7

14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Arkansas high schools

Among the 299 Arkansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 8.4; 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, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Central High School 14.7; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCentral High School 14.7state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Central High School 14.7; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCentral High School 14.7state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Central High School 14.7; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCentral High School 14.7state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Central High School 14.7; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCentral High School 14.7state median 8.4U.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).

36 AP courses and one counselor per 278 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central High School enrolled 2,504 students and had 9.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 194 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses36
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)9.0, one per 278 of the 2,504 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions194
  • Chronically absent41.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.3% of students were Black, 29.0% White, 11.2% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Black46.3%
  2. White29.0%
  3. Asian11.2%
  4. Hispanic10.8%
  5. Two or more races2.0%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  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 Central High School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, 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 districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2242%29%39.9%
Math, 2022-2328%25% (2021-22)38.9%

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

93% of the 689 students in Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. 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 districtArkansas
Four-year graduation rate93%81%89.9%
Students in the class6891,52135,156

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 Little Rock

14 public high schools in Little Rock report 2024-25 enrollment; Central High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Central High School2,37114.745.6%
Parkview Magnet High School1,07213.748.2%
Joe T. Robinson High School1,03012.123.0%
Estem Public Charter High School6769.844.5%
Wilbur D. Mills High School61211.949.0%
Siatech High Charter55753.199.1%
Little Rock West High School of Innovation49512.154.5%
Lisa Academy High39412.564.0%

All public schools in Little Rock →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central High School

  1. Premier High School of Little RockThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 78 students, 5.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Premier High School OnlineThe next nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 292 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Central High School with Premier High School of Little RockStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Little Rock School District spends per student$15,959 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,959
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasCentral High School is the number 6 by size of 305 Arkansas high schools open in 2024-25.#6 of 305
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 8.4 for high schools.14.7:1
  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?
    2,371 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,338 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Little Rock, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central High School?
    14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for high schools is 8.4. 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 schoolwide 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: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas'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?
    93% of the 689 students in Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. 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?
    Little Rock School District, NCES district ID 0509000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050900000607 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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