Central High School
Burlington, IL · High School · Grades 9-12
Central High School is a high school in Burlington, IL with 1,387 students enrolled and a 65% proficiency rate. Part of Central CUSD 301. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Central High School is a high school located in Burlington, Illinois. The school serves 1,387 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 65% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 86% graduation rate.
16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Central High School is part of the Central CUSD 301 in Illinois.
How This School Compares
Central High School has 1,387 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Central CUSD 301 (694 students). Its 65% proficiency rate is 1 percentage points below the district average of 66%. Compared to the Illinois state average of 48%, the school performs 17 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Central High School has 1,387 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1.
According to EDFacts data, 65% of students at Central High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Central High School has a 86% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Central High School is part of the Central CUSD 301 in Burlington, Illinois. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.