Kalamazoo Central High School

Summary:

Kalamazoo Central High School is a public high school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving 1,612 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, which is ranked 421 out of 610 districts in the state.

Kalamazoo Central High School stands out for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 33.44% White, 42.99% African American, 10.17% Hispanic, 1.55% Asian, and 11.79% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance has been fluctuating, with its statewide ranking ranging from 79 out of 561 high schools in 2020-2021 to 404 out of 735 high schools in 2022-2023. The school's graduation rate has declined from 86.5% in 2019-2020 to 76.5% in 2022-2023, while its dropout rate has increased from 5.5% to 12.1% during the same period. Additionally, Kalamazoo Central High School has seen a significant rise in its chronic absenteeism rate, from 29.2% in 2019-2020 to 51.1% in 2022-2023.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, such as Phoenix Alternative High School and Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program, Kalamazoo Central High School generally outperforms these alternative and specialized schools in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and attendance. However, the school's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with White students performing well but African American, Hispanic, and special education students struggling to achieve at the same level.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2432 N Drake Rd
       Kalamazoo, MI  49006-1361


(269) 337-0300

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
232nd of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,499 Help


Feeder schools for Kalamazoo Central High School:

Elementary:    Arcadia Elementary School
    Indian Prairie Elementary School
    KingWestwood Elementary School
    Northeastern Elementary School
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Middle:    Hillside Middle School
    Linden Grove Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  22.3 Help
Number of students:  1,612

Racial breakdown:

African American:
43.0%
White:
33.4%
Two or more races:
11.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Kalamazoo Central High School ranks better than 68.8% of high schools in Michigan. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.12. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Kalamazoo Central High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Kalamazoo Central High School has the largest high school student body size in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kalamazoo Central High School is $15,499, which is the 2nd highest among 4 high schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kalamazoo Central High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kalamazoo Central High School 232nd of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Kalamazoo Central High School in the ranking list.)

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Kalamazoo Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Kalamazoo Public Schools 421st of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kalamazoo Central High School

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Rank History for all students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 56.64 377th 705 46.5%
2007 55.62 423rd 767 44.9%
2008 50.04 459th 750 38.8%
2009 60.90 372nd 754 50.7%
2010 51.54 467th 765 39.0%
2011 43.93 524th 784 33.2%
2012 52.95 408th 773 47.2%
2013 45.96 462nd 805 42.6%
2014 55.29 385th 799 51.8%
2015 52.46 415th 832 50.1%
2016 37.70 509th 852 40.3%
2017 30.66 521st 835 37.6%
2018 42.69 472nd 824 42.7%
2019 35.47 435th 666 34.7%
2021 80.17 79th 561 85.9%
2022 43.54 335th 531 36.9%
2023 43.20 404th 735 45.0%
2024 63.12 232nd 743 68.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.73 44th 93 52.7%
2019 57.93 14th 36 61.1%
2022 57.95 16th 32 50.0%
2023 51.43 56th 110 49.1%
2024 36.93 61st 105 41.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.74 53rd 102 48.0%
2024 57.53 11th 43 74.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.11 242nd 315 23.2%
2023 14.91 103rd 116 11.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.52 497th 755 34.2%
2019 19.68 446th 532 16.2%
2021 84.93 43rd 417 89.7%
2022 27.65 310th 369 16.0%
2023 26.05 478th 614 22.1%
2024 45.41 326th 654 50.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.28 464th 710 34.6%
2019 33.80 385th 554 30.5%
2021 64.66 125th 462 72.9%
2022 45.59 253rd 416 39.2%
2023 37.17 386th 611 36.8%
2024 64.65 178th 619 71.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.10 419th 707 40.7%
2019 26.29 413th 543 23.9%
2021 88.36 44th 472 90.7%
2022 30.55 340th 440 22.7%
2023 38.37 383rd 611 37.3%
2024 48.32 299th 633 52.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.31 45th 87 48.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.53 134th 254 47.2%
2019 26.78 103rd 147 29.9%
2022 31.01 44th 51 13.7%
2023 35.46 100th 170 41.2%
2024 45.51 87th 188 53.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.05 86th 201 57.2%
2019 28.83 66th 97 32.0%
2021 41.01 42nd 64 34.4%
2022 27.26 63rd 83 24.1%
2023 18.15 164th 190 13.7%
2024 45.48 104th 195 46.7%
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Rank History for White students at Kalamazoo Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.38 269th 708 62.0%
2019 68.00 155th 582 73.4%
2021 95.38 25th 516 95.2%
2022 75.16 113th 492 77.0%
2023 72.32 147th 647 77.3%
2024 87.65 62nd 638 90.3%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department 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.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Open Quote This is by far the most poorly organized school I've ever seen. Administrators have no teaching experience, so they have no idea how to choose quality teachers for the school. Many of the teachers are racist and do not know how to teach students who are from racial and ethnic backgrounds that are different from their own. There are about 5 fights per day and administration does nothing effective to combat the issue. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Kalamazoo Central High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1005 697 29 38 24 n/a n/a 0 1793
1989 897 623 22 54 16 n/a n/a -2 1610
1990 785 590 22 48 21 n/a n/a -26 1440
1991 782 558 24 30 12 n/a n/a 0 1406
1992 764 545 23 59 11 n/a n/a 0 1402
1993 808 550 23 42 13 n/a n/a 0 1436
1994 749 542 26 42 12 n/a n/a 0 1371
1995 758 617 16 47 12 n/a n/a 0 1450
1996 758 617 16 47 12 n/a n/a 0 1450
1997 712 607 24 47 13 n/a n/a 0 1403
1998 692 603 22 36 14 n/a n/a 0 1367
1999 681 570 25 45 11 n/a n/a 0 1332
2000 700 581 24 51 7 n/a n/a 0 1363
2001 708 609 22 56 6 n/a n/a 0 1401
2002 653 652 21 82 9 n/a n/a 0 1417
2003 653 652 21 82 9 n/a n/a 0 1417
2004 610 652 30 79 13 n/a n/a 0 1384
2005 596 645 23 78 12 n/a n/a 0 1354
2006 569 651 24 73 11 n/a n/a 0 1328
2007 584 775 33 81 12 n/a n/a 0 1485
2008 607 803 26 92 16 n/a n/a 0 1544
2009 623 814 147 0 14 n/a n/a 0 1598
2010 652 870 39 113 20 n/a n/a 0 1694
2011 599 815 31 111 8 0 118 0 1682
2012 610 763 33 129 14 1 104 0 1654
2013 555 786 36 137 11 1 95 0 1621
2014 538 784 38 139 9 0 87 0 1595
2015 549 798 38 159 3 0 92 0 1639
2016 528 821 42 150 4 2 100 0 1647
2017 542 807 39 157 5 1 115 0 1666
2018 581 811 37 175 2 0 116 0 1722
2019 558 757 28 201 1 0 130 0 1675
2020 571 781 27 215 1 0 151 0 1746
2021 554 781 28 205 1 0 181 0 1750
2022 573 797 31 204 3 1 194 0 1803
2023 539 693 25 164 1 0 190 0 1612

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 Kalamazoo Central High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1793 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1610 n/a n/a 15.6
1990 1440 95.0 15.1 15.4
1991 1406 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1402 n/a n/a 20.8
1993 1436 n/a 0.0 17.1
1994 1371 73.7 18.6 24.8
1995 1450 78.3 18.5 19.2
1996 1450 78.3 18.5 19.2
1997 1403 77.0 18.2 27.4
1998 1367 76.0 18.0 27.3
1999 1332 77.0 17.3 27.5
2000 1363 75.6 18.0 46.1
2001 1401 79.7 17.6 37.3
2002 1417 86.2 16.4 41.8
2003 1417 86.2 16.4 41.8
2004 1384 83.3 16.6 41.3
2005 1354 73.4 18.4 44.2
2006 1328 66.6 19.9 46.7
2007 1485 78.7 18.9 47.1
2008 1544 85.7 18.0 48.8
2009 1598 84.3 19.0 50
2010 1694 89.3 18.9 56.5
2011 1682 87.5 19.2 58.9
2012 1654 91.0 18.1 58
2013 1621 82.6 19.6 62.7
2014 1595 76.5 20.8 64.6
2015 1639 79.0 20.7 57.8
2016 1647 79.0 20.8 54.8
2017 1666 80.5 20.6 62.7
2018 1722 82.2 20.9 65
2019 1675 82.5 20.2 67
2020 1746 82.0 21.2 66.7
2021 1750 72.7 24.0 65.7
2022 1803 75.1 23.9 62
2023 1612 72.1 22.3 63.6

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 Kalamazoo Central High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1793 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1610 n/a n/a 15.6
1990 1440 95.0 15.1 15.4
1991 1406 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1402 n/a n/a 20.8
1993 1436 n/a 0.0 17.1
1994 1371 73.7 18.6 24.8
1995 1450 78.3 18.5 19.2
1996 1450 78.3 18.5 19.2
1997 1403 77.0 18.2 27.4
1998 1367 76.0 18.0 27.3
1999 1332 77.0 17.3 27.5
2000 1363 75.6 18.0 46.1
2001 1401 79.7 17.6 37.3
2002 1417 86.2 16.4 41.8
2003 1417 86.2 16.4 41.8
2004 1384 83.3 16.6 41.3
2005 1354 73.4 18.4 44.2
2006 1328 66.6 19.9 46.7
2007 1485 78.7 18.9 47.1
2008 1544 85.7 18.0 48.8
2009 1598 84.3 19.0 50
2010 1694 89.3 18.9 56.5
2011 1682 87.5 19.2 58.9
2012 1654 91.0 18.1 58
2013 1621 82.6 19.6 62.7
2014 1595 76.5 20.8 64.6
2015 1639 79.0 20.7 57.8
2016 1647 79.0 20.8 54.8
2017 1666 80.5 20.6 62.7
2018 1722 82.2 20.9 65
2019 1675 82.5 20.2 67
2020 1746 82.0 21.2 66.7
2021 1750 72.7 24.0 65.7
2022 1803 75.1 23.9 62
2023 1612 72.1 22.3 63.6

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Kalamazoo Central High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $730 (6.1%) $11,254 (93.9%) $11,984
2020 $811 (6.8%) $11,071 (93.2%) $11,882
2021 $978 (8.3%) $10,788 (91.7%) $11,767
2022 $1,397 (10.9%) $11,446 (89.1%) $12,842
2023 $2,364 (15.3%) $13,135 (84.7%) $15,499

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kalamazoo Central High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 435th of 666 High schoolsRanks 404th of 735 High schools
 10.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Kalamazoo Central High School)42.130.5
 11.6%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Kalamazoo Public Schools)43.631.6
 12%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Kalamazoo Central High School)46.349.8
 3.5%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Kalamazoo Public Schools)4747.6
 0.6%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Kalamazoo Central High School)22.124.6
 2.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kalamazoo Public Schools)22.521.8
 0.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)36.329.9
 6.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16751612
 3.8%
African American757693
 8.5%
American Indian11
Asian2825
 10.7%
Hispanic201164
 18.4%
Pacific Islander00
White558539
 3.4%
Two or More Races130190
 46.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67%63.6%
 3.5%


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Kalamazoo Central High School ranks 232nd of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,612 students attended Kalamazoo Central High School.

Students at Kalamazoo Central High School are 43% African American, 33% White, 12% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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