Center Senior High School
Public high school in Kansas City, Missouri · Center 58 School District · Grades 9–12
Center Senior High School serves 679 students in grades 9–12 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is one of 7 schools in Center 58 School District. By enrollment it is the 136th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 60.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Center 58 School District |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290825000225 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Center 58 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 679 | 2,339 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 11.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.9% | 74.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Center Senior High School in context
Size
Center Senior High School is the only high school in Center 58 School District. Its 679 students are 29% of the district's 2,339. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 360 students, so Center Senior High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 197 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 150, against an average of 170 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 9 (150 against 197). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 61.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Center 58 (59.9%). White students are next, at 15.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.9% across Center 58 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 30.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Center Senior High School has 60.79 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 679 students would have about 55.7 teachers, so Center Senior High School has 5.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is University Academy-Upper, 2.4 miles away in University Academy. There are 6 high schools within 5 miles and 20 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 61.6% |
| White | 15.2% |
| Hispanic | 12.4% |
| Two or more races | 9.6% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 197 |
| Grade 10 | 172 |
| Grade 11 | 160 |
| Grade 12 | 150 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8715 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone: (816)349-3330
Website: k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Center Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Academy-Upper | University Academy | 2.4 mi | 237 | 13.2 | 100% |
| Hogan Preparatory Academy | Hogan Preparatory Academy | 2.9 mi | 318 | 9 | 100% |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman High School | Ewing Marion Kauffman School | 3.1 mi | 402 | 10.1 | 100% |
| Southeast High School | Kansas City 33 | 3.3 mi | 498 | 15.4 | 100% |
| Frontier School of Excellence-U | Frontier Schools | 3.9 mi | 160 | 7.8 | 100% |
| Paseo Academy of Performing Arts | Kansas City 33 | 5.0 mi | 669 | 11.5 | 100% |
| Ruskin High School | Hickman Mills C-1 | 5.0 mi | 1,299 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Allen Village High School | Allen Village | 5.8 mi | 130 | 11.8 | 82.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Center 58
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 247 |
| Center Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 314 |
| Center Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 493 |
| Indian Creek Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 285 |
| Red Bridge Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 201 |
| Yellow Jacket Early Learning | Pre-K | Pre-K | 120 |