Century Senior High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Rochester, Minnesota

Century Senior High in Rochester, Minnesota enrolled 1,608 students in 2024-25. 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, 74% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 55-59% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 44.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,698 students in 2022-23, 1,722 students in 2023-24, 1,608 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Century Senior High by school year2022-23: 1,698, 2023-24: 1,722, 2024-25: 1,60805001k1.5k2k2022-231,6982023-241,7222024-251,608
Students enrolled at Century Senior High by school year2022-23: 1,698, 2023-24: 1,722, 2024-25: 1,60805001k1.5k2k2022-231,6982023-241,7222024-251,608
Students enrolled at Century Senior High by school year2022-23: 1,698, 2023-24: 1,722, 2024-25: 1,60805001k1.5k2k2022-231,6982023-241,7222024-251,608
Students enrolled at Century Senior High by school year2022-23: 1,698, 2023-24: 1,722, 2024-25: 1,60805001k1.5k2k2022-231,6982023-241,7222024-251,608
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,69838.544.1
2023-241,72285.720.1
2024-251,6080.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

12 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Century Senior High enrolled 1,580 students and reported no counselor; it reported 71 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions71
  • Chronically absent43.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.8% of students were White, 15.0% Black, 10.2% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White57.8%
  2. Black15.0%
  3. Asian10.2%
  4. Hispanic9.3%
  5. Two or more races7.3%
  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

In 2021-22, the students tested at Century Senior High scored proficient or above: 74% in reading and 55-59% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts74%49%51.1%
Math55‑59%40%44.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

89% of the 378 students in Century Senior High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. 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 districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate89%84%83.3%
Students in the class3781,44369,945

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 Rochester

14 public high schools in Rochester report 2024-25 enrollment; Century Senior High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mayo Senior High1,787not reported23.8%
Century Senior High1,608not reported26.2%
John Marshall Senior High1,549not reported35.1%
Rochester Alternative Learning Cntr387not reported66.7%
RPS Online High School292not reported44.5%
Rochester STEM Academy11618.081.9%
Rochester Beacon Academy11511.340.0%
Rochester Academy-Idp Living(RAIL)83not reported57.8%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Century Senior High

  1. LEAP Launching Emerging Adults PrgThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 7 students (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Southeast Regional Crisis CenterThe next nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 7 students (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Century Senior High with LEAP Launching Emerging Adults PrgStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rochester Public Schools spends per student$14,804 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,804
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaCentury Senior High is the number 47 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#47 of 781
  6. 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 Century Senior High

  1. How many students attend Century Senior High?
    1,608 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,698 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Rochester, MN.
  2. Is Century Senior High a Title I school?
    Century Senior High 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).
  3. How do students at Century Senior High do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Century Senior High scored proficient or above: 74% in reading and 55-59% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota'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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Century Senior High?
    89% of the 378 students in Century Senior High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. 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.
  5. What district is Century Senior High in?
    Rochester Public Schools, NCES district ID 2731800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273180002660 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: 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