Central High School
1700 W Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19141-1105 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Central High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Philadelphia County, PA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2253 students
% Male / % Female 45%  /  55%
Total Classroom Teachers 104 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 592 students
Grade 10 - 576 students
Grade 11 - 562 students
Grade 12 - 523 students
This School
(PA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:22 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(PA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 25% 2%
% Hispanic 7% 3%
% Black 33% 14%
% White 35% 81%
Additional Student Information
This School
(PA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 31% 20%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 6% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(PA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Philadelphia City Sd School District
This School's Agency
(PA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 270 4
Number of Students Managed 185,454 students 2,220 students
District Total Revenue $2,291,777,000 $24,078,000
District Expenditure $2,531,423,000 $23,565,000
District Revenue / Student $12,358 $10,846
District Expenditure / Student $13,650 $10,615
District Graduation Rates 60% 95%
In the News:
  • Folk singer, authors of hiking book, poet coming to Hunterdon library (Hunterdon Review)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:59:46 am
    The Hunterdon County Library will host the following programs and concerts later this month. The Hunterdon County Library Headquarters is located at 314 Route 12 in Flemington, and the North County Branch Library is located at 65 Halstead St. in Clinton.
  • Pitcher Drew Cisco Headlines First Part Of Georgia Baseball Recruiting Class (WCTV Tallahassee)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:17:45 pm
    Pitcher Drew Cisco, corner infielder Caleb Bryson, pitcher James Garner and junior college infielder Jonathan Hester are the first four members of Georgia’s latest recruiting class after signing national letters-of-intent to attend UGA.
  • How NFL players with area ties fared (Salem Statesman Journal)
    posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:25:53 am
    University of Oregon
  • Little used park eager for visitors (The Capital)
    posted on November 15, 2009 at 01:01:44 pm
    PORT TOBACCO, Md. (AP) — Welcome to America's 344th-best idea. It sits in the woods of Charles County, a monument to a man who — besides signing the Declaration of Independence — didn't do much to deserve one. In a time of revolution, he was a moderate.
  • Briefs (Weirton Daily Times)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 09:15:30 am
    Big Red selling playoff tickets STEUBENVILLE — Tickets for Steubenville Big Red’s playoff game at 7:30 p.m. Friday against Salem at New Philadelphia High School will be on sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday at the high school ticket office.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (19141)
School Zip (19141)
(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 34,984 people 11,396,563 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 14% 22%
Population Average Age 32 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $28,861 $41,073
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.7 rooms 5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 65 years old 51 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (19141)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 59% / 41% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. Girls High School - 1177 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
2. Widener Memorial School - 192 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
3. Imhotep Institute Charter High School - 548 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
4. Multi-cultural Academy Charter School - 150 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
5. Delaware Valley Charter High School - 567 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
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