Central High School
Public high school in Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Cape Girardeau 63 School District · Grades 9–12
Central High School serves 1,278 students in grades 9–12 in Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau County). It is one of 8 schools in Cape Girardeau 63 School District. By enrollment it is the 75th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 89.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Cape Girardeau 63 School District |
| County | Cape Girardeau County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290712000186 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Cape Girardeau 63 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,278 | 4,310 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 11.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
Central High School in context
Size
Central High School is the only high school in Cape Girardeau 63 School District. Its 1,278 students are 29.7% of the district's 4,310. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 10 miles away and have a median of 226 students, so Central 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 364 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 296, against an average of 320 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% fewer students than grade 9 (296 against 364). 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
White students are the largest group, at 47.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Cape Girardeau 63 (42.7%). Black students are next, at 31.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Cape Girardeau 63 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 29.8% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Central High School has 89.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,278 students would have about 104.8 teachers, so Central High School has 15.3 fewer.
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, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Girardot Center for Youth, 3.4 miles away in Division of Youth Service. There are 2 high schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 47.6% |
| Black | 31.7% |
| Two or more races | 10.6% |
| Hispanic | 8% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 364 |
| Grade 10 | 318 |
| Grade 11 | 300 |
| Grade 12 | 296 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 S Silver Springs Rd, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Phone: (573)335-8228
Website: capetigers.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Central High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girardot Center for Youth | Division of Youth Service | 3.4 mi | 24 | 6 | 87.5% |
| Scott City High School | Scott City R-I | 4.4 mi | 268 | 12.5 | 48.9% |
| Chaffee Junior-Senior High School | Chaffee R-II | 8.4 mi | 269 | 11.2 | 54.6% |
| Jackson Senior High School | Jackson R-II | 9.2 mi | 1,830 | 16.8 | 33.2% |
| Delta High School | Delta R-V | 10.8 mi | 117 | 9.6 | 64.1% |
| Oran High School | Oran R-III | 13.9 mi | 165 | 12.7 | 40% |
| Thomas W. Kelly High School | Scott County R-IV | 16.7 mi | 297 | 12 | 47.5% |
| Oak Ridge High School | Oak Ridge R-VI | 18.1 mi | 183 | 10.4 | 35% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cape Girardeau 63
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Schrader Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 332 |
| Blanchard Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 326 |
| Central Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 633 |
| Central Middle School | Middle | 5–6 | 623 |
| Clippard Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 383 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 241 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 494 |