Central High School
Grand Rapids, MI · High School · Grades 9-12
Central High School is a high school in Grand Rapids, MI with 1,053 students enrolled and a 74% proficiency rate. Part of Forest Hills Public Schools. 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 Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school serves 1,053 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 74% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 77% graduation rate.
14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Central High School is part of the Forest Hills Public Schools in Michigan.
How This School Compares
Central High School has 1,053 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Forest Hills Public Schools (509 students). Its 74% proficiency rate is 11 percentage points above the district average of 63%. Compared to the Michigan state average of 47%, the school performs 27 points higher. The 21.1:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
Frequently Asked Questions
Central High School has 1,053 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1.
According to EDFacts data, 74% of students at Central High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Central High School has a 77% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Central High School is part of the Forest Hills Public Schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 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.