Central High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Davenport, Iowa

Central High School in Davenport, Iowa enrolled 1,288 students in 2024-25 with 83.5 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Iowa high-school median of 13.8. 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, 60% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 76% (Iowa: 87.5%).

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

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

1,505 students in 2022-23, 1,431 students in 2023-24, 1,288 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 90.3 to 83.5.

Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,505, 2023-24: 1,431, 2024-25: 1,28805001k1.5k2k2022-231,5052023-241,4312024-251,288
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,505, 2023-24: 1,431, 2024-25: 1,28805001k1.5k2k2022-231,5052023-241,4312024-251,288
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,505, 2023-24: 1,431, 2024-25: 1,28805001k1.5k2k2022-231,5052023-241,4312024-251,288
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,505, 2023-24: 1,431, 2024-25: 1,28805001k1.5k2k2022-231,5052023-241,4312024-251,288
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,50590.316.7
2023-241,43188.516.2
2024-251,28883.515.4

15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Iowa high schools

Among the 340 Iowa high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; 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, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; Central High School 15.4; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCentral High School 15.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; Central High School 15.4; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCentral High School 15.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; Central High School 15.4; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCentral High School 15.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; Central High School 15.4; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCentral High School 15.4state median 13.8U.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).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 304 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central High School enrolled 1,519 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 159 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 304 of the 1,519 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions159
  • Chronically absent56.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.2% of students were White, 23.3% Black, 17.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White47.2%
  2. Black23.3%
  3. Hispanic17.0%
  4. Two or more races11.6%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  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: 60% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, 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 districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2260%53%69.7%
Math, 2022-2346%44% (2021-22)68.1%

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

76% of the 380 students in Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. 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 districtIowa
Four-year graduation rate76%73%87.5%
Students in the class3801,11938,026

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 Davenport

4 public high schools in Davenport report 2024-25 enrollment; Central High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West High School1,30414.646.7%
Central High School1,28815.443.0%
North High School1,19016.945.5%
Mid City High30614.952.0%

All public schools in Davenport →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central High School

  1. Mid City HighThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 306 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. West High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 1,304 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Central High School with Mid City HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Davenport Community School District spends per student$13,995 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,995
  5. The largest public schools in IowaCentral High School is the number 33 by size of 349 Iowa high schools open in 2024-25.#33 of 349
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.8 for high schools.15.4:1
  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?
    1,288 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,505 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Davenport, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central High School?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for high schools is 13.8. 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 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 Central High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Central High School scored proficient or above: 60% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa'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?
    76% of the 380 students in Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. 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?
    Davenport Community School District, NCES district ID 1908580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190858000461 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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