| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Fulton County, GA |
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| Total Students |
2089 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
135 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 638 students | | Grade 10 - 529 students | | Grade 11 - 483 students | | Grade 12 - 439 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:15 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
6% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
11% |
6% |
| % Black |
17% |
39% |
| % White |
62% |
52% |
| % Unknown |
4 % |
4% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
15% |
33% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Fulton County School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
95 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
81,665 students |
3,848 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$827,152,000 |
$34,253,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$819,896,000 |
$34,226,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$10,129 |
$8,902 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,040 |
$8,894 |
| District Graduation Rates |
87% |
75% |
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- Centennial High School is a public high school located in Roswell, Georgia. Opened in 1997, it has an enrollment of around 2,100 students. The school's mascot is the Knight. Centennial High School is a part of the Fulton County Schools system. Centennial High was named in honor of the 1996 Olympic games held in Atlanta a year before the school's opening that marked the centennial anniversary of the modern games.
- Students, faculty and campus
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Centennial High School is housed in a state-of-the-art educational facility sitting on within the city limits of Roswell. Centennial has an award winning media center which exists to serve students and staff.
- Approximately 2100 students attend with a certified, professional staff of over 175. There is a student to teacher ratio of 27:1. Parents help support the school's educational program through our state award winning Parent-Teacher-Student Association, Booster Club and our Foundation of the Fine Arts.
- Academics
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Five types of diplomas are offered to its students - College Preparatory, College Preparatory with Distinction, Career Technology, Career Technology with Distinction and Dual Seal. Centennial offers an Advanced Placement program with a 87% passing rate and Honors Level Courses. Also offered are on-campus joint enrollment courses as well as an off-campus post secondary options program. There are career technology programs including: Electronic Media Production, Health Science, Criminal Justice, Diversified Technology, Business Education and EXCEL. As of fall 2007, Centennial is ranked as the # 5 Public School in Georgia and # 291 in the Nation. One of the top ten high schools in the state Atlanta Magazine, 2005. Centennial's 2008 Model United Nations delegations of Albania and Venezuela placed first and third out of over 200 delegations in the National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) competition, with Albania coming in first, and Venezuela third. In March of 2009, Centennial competed in the NHSMUN competition and represented France. Once again, Centennial took first place out of over 250 schools. In 2004, its students had Metro Atlanta's highest average SAT score, 1132.
- Centennial's literary arts magazine is Avalon, and is an entirely student run publication which publishes written and visual works submitted by Centennial students. It was first published in 1998, and was published bi-annually until 2001, when it began to be published annually. Avalon is a nationally recognized magazine, frequently receiving awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The 2004-2005 issue received a Silver Crown award, and was the only literary magazine in Georgia to receive a Crown award . The 2005-2006 issue received a Bronze Crown Award.
- The official student newspaper is The Accolade. It published its first issue in the fall of 1997, the same semester that Centennial High School opened. The paper was originally to be called The Excalibur to fall in line with the school mascot, Knights; however, the name was changed to The Accolade prior to the first issue as the editorial staff at the time felt that this name better represented the goals of the paper.
- Extracurricular activities
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Centennial's 2007 Indoor Percussion Ensemble was named Georgia State Champion at the SCGC Circuit Championships in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- As of the Fall 2007 Centennial had teamed up with Score Atlanta and Turner Broadcasting to begin showing live broadcast of their school's home sports games, becoming the first program ever to do this with high school students.
- Athletics
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The 2009 Soccer team was the state runner up, losing in the finals to Collins Hill High School 1-0.
- The 2002 Knights Football team went 10-0 marking the only undefeated regular season in Centennial's history. The region 6-AAAAA champion Knights lost in the second round of the state playoffs, to eventual state champion Parkview High School.
- Centennial's first State Championship was won by the 2006 Girls' Varsity Swim Team. Centennial High School won the 2007 Georgia State Championship in Fencing.
- Centennial wrestling state champions include Sam Konigsberg, and Brian St. James
- The 2007 Boys' Varsity Basketball team set a school record with a 21 game winning streak, and were going 28-4. The team was crowned 2007 Region 6-AAAAA champion on February 17th, beating Chattahoochee High School 56-47 in overtime. They played Norcross High School in the state championship on March 9, but were narrowly defeated 59-58.
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| About This Zip Code (30076) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
41,992 people |
7,714,340 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
56% |
21% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
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33 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.7 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$69,701
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$44,678 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.3 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
24 years old |
30 years old |
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Zipcode (30076)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
64% / 36% |
66% / 34% |
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