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Central High School

3000 County Road 200

Tel: (256)764-2903

Central High School serves 1,377 students in grades PK-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is equal to the AL average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 44%.
Central High School operates within the Lauderdale County School District.

The student population of 1377 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 77 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.19 is less than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	18:1

Hispanic	3%	6%

Black	6%	33%

White	90%	56%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.19	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	45%	47%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	5%

Lauderdale County School District's student population of 8,517 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,005 in this district is less than the state average of $9,721. The district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,070 is less than the state average of $10,229. The district spending/student has grown by 5% over four years.

School District Name	Lauderdale County School District
Number of Schools Managed	11	6
Number of Students Managed	8,517	2,879

District Total Revenue	$77 MM	$28 MM

District Spending	$78 MM	$29 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,005	$9,721

District Spending / Student	$9,070	$10,229

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