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Central High School

(901) 416-4500

Physical Address:
306 South Bellevue
Memphis, TN  38104
Mailing Address:
306 South Bellevue
Memphis, TN  38104

School Information

District:
Memphis
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Shelby County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1730

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Central High School

This School County Average State Average
Black 86.18% 77.75% 26.09%
White 6.42% 19.40% 70.90%
Asian/Pacific 4.51% 2.88% 1.88%
Hispanic 2.77% 6.56% 5.67%
American Indian 0.12% 0.38% 0.42%

Genders in Central High School

This School County Average State Average
Female 54.16% 49.84% 50.21%
Male 45.84% 50.16% 49.79%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Central High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 1537 1481 1491
White 124 128 111
Asian/Pacific 63 62 78
Hispanic 37 46 48
American Indian 0 1 2
Others 0 0 0
Total 1761 1718 1730

Enrollment by Gender for Central High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 982 952 937
Male 779 766 793
Total 1761 1718 1730

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Central High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1761 1718 1730
# Eligible for free lunch 665 (38%) 755 (44%) 932 (54%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 105 (6%) 161 (9%) 126 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 770 (44%) 916 (53%) 1058 (61%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Central High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1761 1718 1730
Fulltime teachers 84.5 83.8 84.2
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.80 20.50 20.56
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 16.82 17.07 16.42