Central High School
Public high school in Springfield, Missouri · Springfield R-XII School District · Grades 6–12
Central High School serves 1,428 students in grades 6–12 in Springfield (Greene County). It is one of 53 schools in Springfield R-XII School District. By enrollment it is the 56th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 123.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Springfield R-XII School District |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292886001786 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Springfield R-XII | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,428 | 24,285 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 13.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.1% | 51.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 44% 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 2nd largest of Springfield R-XII School District's 5 high schools; its 1,428 students are 5.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,124; 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 339 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 40, against an average of 204 per grade. This year grade 12 has 573% more students than grade 6 (303 against 45). 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
The largest group is White students: 62.7% here and 68.4% across Springfield R-XII. Hispanic students are next, at 12.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.6% across Springfield R-XII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 22.8% 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
With 123.35 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,428 students, Central High School has 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,428 students would have about 117 teachers, so Central High School has 6.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Central High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Datema House, 1.4 miles away in Division of Youth Service. Within 10 miles there are 9 other high schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62.7% |
| Hispanic | 12.5% |
| Black | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 8.1% |
| Asian | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 45 |
| Grade 7 | 43 |
| Grade 8 | 40 |
| Grade 9 | 339 |
| Grade 10 | 334 |
| Grade 11 | 324 |
| Grade 12 | 303 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
423 E Central, Springfield, MO 65802
Phone: (417)523-9600
Website: central.spsk12.org
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datema House | Division of Youth Service | 1.4 mi | 10 | 10 | 70% |
| Parkview High School | Springfield R-XII | 2.0 mi | 1,182 | 15.4 | 59.1% |
| Excel School | Division of Youth Service | 2.4 mi | 23 | 11.5 | 87% |
| Hillcrest High School | Springfield R-XII | 2.8 mi | 1,065 | 16.2 | 61% |
| Wilson Creek Group Home | Division of Youth Service | 4.9 mi | 12 | 6 | 75% |
| Kickapoo High School | Springfield R-XII | 4.9 mi | 1,923 | 19.3 | 26.8% |
| Glendale High School | Springfield R-XII | 5.1 mi | 1,357 | 17 | 31% |
| Republic High School | Republic R-III | 9.0 mi | 1,530 | 16.9 | 35.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.