Central High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Evansville, Indiana

Central High School in Evansville, Indiana enrolled 1,087 students in 2024-25 with 76.5 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Indiana: 88.1%).

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

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

1,090 students in 2022-23, 1,126 students in 2023-24, 1,087 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 67.9 to 76.5.

Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,090, 2023-24: 1,126, 2024-25: 1,08705001k1.5k2022-231,0902023-241,1262024-251,087
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,090, 2023-24: 1,126, 2024-25: 1,08705001k1.5k2022-231,0902023-241,1262024-251,087
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,090, 2023-24: 1,126, 2024-25: 1,08705001k1.5k2022-231,0902023-241,1262024-251,087
Students enrolled at Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,090, 2023-24: 1,126, 2024-25: 1,08705001k1.5k2022-231,0902023-241,1262024-251,087
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,09067.916.1
2023-241,12676.814.7
2024-251,08776.514.2

14.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Indiana high schools

Among the 383 Indiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.5; 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, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Central High School 14.2; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentral High School 14.2state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Central High School 14.2; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentral High School 14.2state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Central High School 14.2; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentral High School 14.2state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Central High School 14.2; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentral High School 14.2state median 14.5U.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).

18 AP courses and one counselor per 265 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central High School enrolled 1,061 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 174 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses18
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 265 of the 1,061 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions174
  • Chronically absent30.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.1% of students were White, 8.7% Black, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White78.1%
  2. Black8.7%
  3. Two or more races7.1%
  4. Hispanic5.2%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Central High School scored proficient or above: 29% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math29%36% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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

91% of the 218 students in Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. 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 districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate91%82%88.1%
Students in the class2181,66877,216

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 Evansville

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

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North High School1,65017.830.8%
William Henry Harrison High School1,33215.745.3%
Francis Joseph Reitz High School1,29317.635.7%
Central High School1,08714.240.9%
Signature School Inc38414.27.3%
New Tech Institute26417.331.8%
Harwood Career Prep High School1929.275.5%

All public schools in Evansville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central High School

  1. New Tech InstituteThe nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 264 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  2. Signature School IncThe next nearest public high school, 3.9 miles away: 384 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  3. Compare Central High School with New Tech InstituteStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation spends per student$13,576 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,576
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaCentral High School is the number 97 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#97 of 389
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.14.2:1
  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?
    1,087 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,090 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Evansville, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central High School?
    14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for high schools is 14.5. 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?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Central High School scored proficient or above: 29% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Central High School?
    91% of the 218 students in Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. 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?
    Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, NCES district ID 1803450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180345000459 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, 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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