Summary:
Muncie Central High School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Muncie, Indiana, with a total enrollment of 1,326 students. While the school has a diverse student population, it faces significant challenges, including declining graduation rates, high chronic absenteeism, and consistently lower test scores compared to the state and district averages.
Muncie Central's four-year graduation rate has dropped from 90.7% in 2018-2019 to 81.1% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the state average. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.6% to 78.4% over the past three school years, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Muncie Central's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages across various assessments, including SAT, ILEARN, and ISTEP+. For example, in 2022-2023, only 34.25% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, compared to the state average of 50.51%.
Interestingly, Muncie Central's performance is significantly lower than the nearby Burris Laboratory School, another alternative public school within the same district. Burris Laboratory School has much higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism, suggesting that Muncie Central may be facing unique challenges not present in other schools in the Muncie Community Schools district. Despite the higher per-student spending at Muncie Central compared to nearby schools, the school's academic performance remains significantly lower, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to addressing the school's challenges.
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Detail:
Public, Alternative PK, KG-12
District:
Muncie Community Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
334th of 431 Indiana Alternative Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,100
Student/teacher ratio: 14.7
Number of students: 1,326
Racial breakdown:
White:
54.3%
African American:
24.9%
Two or more races:
12.5%
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Hispanic:
6.5%
Asian:
1.1%
American Indian:
0.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.4%
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