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Central High School

Public high school in San Angelo, Texas · San Angelo ISD · Grades 8–12

Central High School serves 2,985 students in grades 8–12 in San Angelo (Tom Green County). It is one of 21 schools in San Angelo ISD. By enrollment it is the 81st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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.

2,985
students
18.8
students per teacher
43.1%
free/reduced lunch eligible
8–12
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 159.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelHigh
Grades8–12
DistrictSan Angelo ISD
CountyTom Green County
Area typeCity, small
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID483870004302

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolSan Angelo ISDTexas high schools (median)
Students2,98513,004457
Students per teacher18.816.114
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible43.1%58%63.8%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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

Of the 3 high schools in San Angelo ISD, Central High School is the largest, with 23% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.1 miles away and have a median of 199 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 887 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 679, against an average of 746 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (679 against 887). 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

Hispanic students are the largest group, at 58.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across San Angelo ISD (62.6%). White students are next, at 34%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

43.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58% across San Angelo ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. 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

Central High School has 159.04 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,985 students would have about 213.2 teachers, so Central High School has 54.2 fewer.

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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Carver Alternative Lrn Center, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
58.9%
White
34%
Black
3.1%
Two or more races
2.6%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0.1%

49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 9
887
Grade 10
719
Grade 11
700
Grade 12
679

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

655 Caddo, San Angelo, TX 76901
Phone: (325)659-3400
Website: central.saisd.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Central High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.

Nearby high schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Carver Alternative Lrn CenterSan Angelo ISD0.5 mi316.274.2%
Premier H S - San AngeloPremier High Schools0.7 mi18019.368.3%
Texasworks - San AngeloTexas Works0.7 mi3919.5–
Lake View High SchoolSan Angelo ISD3.0 mi1,07214.662.7%
Grape Creek High SchoolGrape Creek ISD9.3 mi33412.367.7%
Wall High SchoolWall ISD10.4 mi36110.115.2%
Veribest High SchoolVeribest ISD11.4 mi1418.149.6%
Miles High SchoolMiles ISD18.5 mi2179.538.7%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in San Angelo ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Belaire Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5342
Bonham Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5571
Bowie Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5340
Bradford Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5453
Carver Alternative Lrn CenterHigh6–1231
Crockett Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5347
Fannin Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5436
Ft Concho Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5447
Glenmore Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5415
Glenn Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,260
Goliad Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5543
Holiman Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5313
Lake View High SchoolHigh9–121,072
Lamar Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5579
Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle6–8781
Lone Star Middle SchoolMiddle6–8790
McGill Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5506
Reagan Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5182
San Jacinto Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5254
Santa Rita Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5357