Is Centralia High School a good school?

Centralia High School ranks 329 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Centralia High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 897 students attended Centralia High School.

What is the racial makeup of Centralia High School?

Students at Centralia High School are 68% White, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Centralia High School?

Centralia High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Central City Elementary School Elementary : Irvington Elementary School Elementary : Jordan Elementary School Elementary : North Wamac Grade School Elementary : Schiller Elementary School Elementary : Willow Grove Elementary School Middle : Centralia Junior High School

Centralia High School

Summary:

Centralia High School is a public high school located in Centralia, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 863 students. The school is part of the Centralia HSD 200 district, which is ranked 472 out of 813 districts in Illinois and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Centralia High School faces several challenges, including low graduation rates, high dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and underperformance on standardized tests compared to the state and nearby schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 65.2% and 76.3%, which is lower than the state average and schools like Mount Vernon High School (88.8%) and Carlyle High School (88.2%). Centralia High School also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate, reaching as high as 39.8% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools.

Centralia High School's test scores in SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts, and ISA Science are consistently lower than the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.96% to 66.98%, which is significantly higher than the state average and some nearby schools, such as Carlyle High School (43.97%) and Woodlawn High School (40.34%). Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive approach, focusing on improving attendance, academic support, and targeted interventions for struggling students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

2100 E Calumet St
Centralia, IL 62801-6511

(618) 532-7391

District: Centralia HSD 200

SchoolDigger Rank:
329^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,263

Feeder schools for Centralia High School:

Elementary:	Central City Elementary School
	Irvington Elementary School
	Jordan Elementary School
	North Wamac Grade School
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	Schiller Elementary School
	Willow Grove Elementary School
Middle:	Centralia Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 897

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.5%

African American:

11.9%

Two or more races:

11.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Centralia High School ranks better than 52.8% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.38. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Centralia High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.5%), African American (11.9%), two or more races (11%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Centralia High School is 13. (See more...)

Compare Centralia High School employs 69 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Centralia High School is $19,263.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Centralia High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Centralia High School 329^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Centralia High School in the ranking list.)

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Centralia HSD 200:

SchoolDigger ranks Centralia HSD 200 472^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Centralia High School

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Rank History for all students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	46.12	368^th	586	37.2%
2004	51.30	341^st	592	42.4%
2005	46.93	363^rd	590	38.5%
2006	33.09	450^th	596	24.5%
2007	49.90	353^rd	612	42.3%
2008	47.99	373^rd	624	40.2%
2009	52.58	342^nd	632	45.9%
2010	49.51	383^rd	643	40.4%
2011	34.81	469^th	655	28.4%
2012	36.13	486^th	665	26.9%
2013	51.25	368^th	670	45.1%
2014	48.71	381^st	670	43.1%
2015	53.16	241^st	614	60.7%
2016	45.15	337^th	643	47.6%
2017	36.39	422^nd	642	34.3%
2018	32.17	456^th	647	29.5%
2019	40.73	427^th	701	39.1%
2021	40.80	387^th	688	43.8%
2022	39.30	430^th	699	38.5%
2023	32.73	484^th	699	30.8%
2024	47.38	329^th	697	52.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.90	144^th	154	6.5%
2019	21.98	122^nd	165	26.1%
2021	9.17	152^nd	160	5.0%
2022	12.28	153^rd	170	10.0%
2023	12.05	156^th	163	4.3%
2024	31.80	114^th	182	37.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	39.57	219^th	473	53.7%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	23.46	365^th	476	23.3%
2024	27.22	328^th	482	32.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.40	401^st	585	31.5%
2019	39.63	387^th	639	39.4%
2021	44.21	298^th	611	51.2%
2022	40.68	383^rd	626	38.8%
2023	29.70	476^th	644	26.1%
2024	48.21	290^th	639	54.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	46.55	36^th	91	60.4%
2023	52.40	32^nd	104	69.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.93	416^th	620	32.9%
2019	37.30	417^th	665	37.3%
2021	33.48	402^nd	639	37.1%
2022	31.60	461^st	658	29.9%
2023	27.05	476^th	656	27.4%
2024	42.26	354^th	664	46.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.34	238^th	428	44.4%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Foster Care students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	11.99	2^nd	3	33.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.17	463^rd	619	25.2%
2019	43.14	378^th	675	44.0%
2021	46.51	316^th	653	51.6%
2022	46.40	348^th	664	47.6%
2023	39.04	405^th	668	39.4%
2024	51.64	279^th	668	58.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.22	140^th	253	44.7%
2019	36.74	159^th	299	46.8%
2021	23.07	241^st	281	14.2%
2022	23.82	241^st	294	18.0%
2023	31.77	194^th	301	35.5%
2024	36.31	164^th	299	45.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	36.69	183^rd	317	42.3%
2021	42.32	152^nd	317	52.1%
2023	45.42	154^th	333	53.8%
2024	57.05	107^th	336	68.2%

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Rank History for White students at Centralia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.53	450^th	548	17.9%
2019	27.19	413^th	552	25.2%
2021	33.04	349^th	553	36.9%
2022	31.57	389^th	560	30.5%
2023	20.43	488^th	557	12.4%
2024	34.41	334^th	554	39.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Centralia High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1160	99	12	2	4	n/a	n/a	0	1277
1989	1089	105	12	4	12	n/a	n/a	0	1222
1990	1073	103	10	3	8	n/a	n/a	0	1197
1991	1082	110	9	5	10	n/a	n/a	0	1216
1992	1075	110	7	5	11	n/a	n/a	0	1208
1993	1129	115	10	5	17	n/a	n/a	0	1276
1994	1151	106	17	5	18	n/a	n/a	0	1297
1995	1132	103	23	11	11	n/a	n/a	0	1280
1996	1132	103	23	11	11	n/a	n/a	0	1280
1997	1125	101	17	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	1258
1998	1058	100	13	9	5	n/a	n/a	0	1185
1999	1011	93	14	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	1137
2000	999	104	13	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	1132
2001	982	97	14	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	1107
2002	954	97	9	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	1075
2003	954	97	9	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	1075
2004	937	113	9	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	1076
2005	947	97	9	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	1066
2006	913	118	9	14	4	n/a	n/a	29	1087
2007	867	125	16	13	4	n/a	n/a	30	1055
2008	890	118	18	12	5	n/a	n/a	33	1076
2009	879	123	15	14	5	n/a	n/a	38	1074
2010	804	111	12	10	7	n/a	n/a	45	989
2011	815	112	7	22	8	0	62	0	1026
2012	791	112	10	22	6	0	64	0	1005
2013	745	97	11	23	4	0	72	0	952
2014	722	78	7	24	2	1	78	0	912
2015	722	87	6	22	1	1	83	0	922
2016	699	88	11	29	4	0	83	0	914
2017	695	90	10	37	4	0	77	0	913
2018	681	82	9	50	4	0	79	0	905
2019	667	78	8	48	2	0	79	0	882
2020	665	76	7	48	4	0	74	0	874
2021	650	66	4	54	2	0	90	0	866
2022	646	66	4	60	4	0	84	0	864
2023	617	85	6	51	4	1	99	0	863
2024	614	107	5	65	5	2	99	0	897

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Centralia High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1277	68.7	18.5	n/a
1989	1222	66.0	18.5	n/a
1990	1197	65.0	18.4	n/a
1991	1216	64.2	18.9	n/a
1992	1208	63.5	19.0	n/a
1993	1276	63.5	20.1	n/a
1994	1297	64.2	20.2	n/a
1995	1280	64.3	19.9	n/a
1996	1280	64.3	19.9	n/a
1997	1258	68.3	18.4	n/a
1998	1185	76.0	15.6	n/a
1999	1137	77.0	14.8	n/a
2000	1132	77.3	14.6	n/a
2001	1107	71.7	15.4	n/a
2002	1075	69.5	15.5	25
2003	1075	69.5	15.5	25
2004	1076	64.0	16.8	32.2
2005	1066	65.5	16.3	31.1
2006	1087	67.8	16.0	40.9
2007	1055	64.0	16.5	46.8
2008	1076	57.0	18.9	45.6
2009	1074	71.6	15.0	47
2010	989	73.0	13.5	54
2011	1026	74.0	13.8	51.4
2012	1005	72.0	13.9	58.1
2013	952	161.0	5.9	58.1
2014	912	69.0	13.2	59.3
2015	922	68.0	13.5	65.7
2016	914	67.0	13.6	59.8
2017	913	64.0	14.2	61.9
2018	905	64.0	14.1	58.2
2019	882	67.0	13.1	59.5
2020	874	63.0	13.8	62.1
2021	866	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	864	67.0	12.8	63
2023	863	67.5	12.7	67
2024	897	69.0	13.0	65.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Centralia High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1277	68.7	18.5	n/a
1989	1222	66.0	18.5	n/a
1990	1197	65.0	18.4	n/a
1991	1216	64.2	18.9	n/a
1992	1208	63.5	19.0	n/a
1993	1276	63.5	20.1	n/a
1994	1297	64.2	20.2	n/a
1995	1280	64.3	19.9	n/a
1996	1280	64.3	19.9	n/a
1997	1258	68.3	18.4	n/a
1998	1185	76.0	15.6	n/a
1999	1137	77.0	14.8	n/a
2000	1132	77.3	14.6	n/a
2001	1107	71.7	15.4	n/a
2002	1075	69.5	15.5	25
2003	1075	69.5	15.5	25
2004	1076	64.0	16.8	32.2
2005	1066	65.5	16.3	31.1
2006	1087	67.8	16.0	40.9
2007	1055	64.0	16.5	46.8
2008	1076	57.0	18.9	45.6
2009	1074	71.6	15.0	47
2010	989	73.0	13.5	54
2011	1026	74.0	13.8	51.4
2012	1005	72.0	13.9	58.1
2013	952	161.0	5.9	58.1
2014	912	69.0	13.2	59.3
2015	922	68.0	13.5	65.7
2016	914	67.0	13.6	59.8
2017	913	64.0	14.2	61.9
2018	905	64.0	14.1	58.2
2019	882	67.0	13.1	59.5
2020	874	63.0	13.8	62.1
2021	866	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	864	67.0	12.8	63
2023	863	67.5	12.7	67
2024	897	69.0	13.0	65.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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