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Central High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
10200 E Brookside
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
Phone
(225) 261-3438
District
Central Community School District
County
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1587
Classroom Teachers
93

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.3% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Central High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
40%
41%
44%
43%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
40%
58%
48%
55%
33%
57%
40%
58%
48%
55%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
17
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 451 28.4%
Grade 10 401 25.3%
Grade 11 366 23.1%
Grade 12 369 23.3%
Total 1587 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.6% 69.0% 43.7%
Black 22.4% 21.2% 42.9%
Hispanic 8.0% 8.6% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.0% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.1% 52.5% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 39.1% 44.4% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.1% 8.2% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 14.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,125 $30,424,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $544 $2,703,000 4.5%
Staff $421 $2,090,000 3.5%
General Administration $291 $1,445,000 2.4%
School Administration $490 $2,435,000 4.0%
Operation $961 $4,773,000 7.9%
Transportation $972 $4,830,000 8.0%
Other $425 $2,113,000 3.5%
Total Support $4,105 $20,389,000 33.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,935 $9,609,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $12,165 $60,422,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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