Central High School
Public high school in Pollok, Texas · Central ISD · Grades 9–12
Central High School serves 408 students in grades 9–12 in Pollok (Angelina County). It is one of 3 schools in Central ISD. By enrollment it is the 1013th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35.36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Central ISD |
| County | Angelina County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481350000846 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Central ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 408 | 1,497 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 13.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.2% | 62.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% of Texas 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 Central ISD. Its 408 students are 27.3% of the district's 1,497. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.2 miles away and have a median of 255 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 115 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 82, against an average of 102 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 9 (82 against 115). 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 65.4% of enrollment, a lower share than across Central ISD (69.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 26.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 62.2% across Central ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. 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 35.36 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 408 students would have about 29.1 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 Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Hudson High School, 8 miles away in Hudson ISD. There are 0 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 | 65.4% |
| Hispanic | 26.5% |
| Black | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 115 |
| Grade 10 | 112 |
| Grade 11 | 99 |
| Grade 12 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7622 Us Hwy 69 N, Pollok, TX 75969
Phone: (936)853-2167
Website: centralisd.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson High School | Hudson ISD | 8.0 mi | 783 | 12.3 | 46% |
| Pineywoods Community Academy High School | Pineywoods Community Academy | 8.2 mi | 289 | 14.9 | 44.6% |
| Stubblefield Lrn Center | Lufkin ISD | 9.5 mi | 56 | – | 71.4% |
| Lufkin High School | Lufkin ISD | 9.8 mi | 2,026 | 11.9 | 84% |
| Diboll High School | Diboll ISD | 16.5 mi | 480 | 13.6 | 63.3% |
| Apple Springs High School | Apple Springs ISD | 16.9 mi | 96 | 10.5 | 45.8% |
| Pride Alternative School | Huntington ISD | 17.4 mi | 12 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Woden High School | Woden ISD | 17.5 mi | 220 | 10 | 57.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Central ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 633 |
| Central Junior High School | Middle | 5–8 | 451 |