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Schools in Central City · Centralia High School District 200, Central City School District 133

Central City’s public schools score below 73% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

18% of students in Central City’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Central City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
25%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
69%
▼ 19 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▼ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Centralia High School District 200
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,163 students on the public path
In brief

Central City’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 501 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Central City’s, its schools beat 35%, higher than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Central City runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Central City Elem School (PK–8) is Central City’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Centralia High School District 200 with Brookside, Centralia, Centralia, Grand Prairie, Irvington, Irvington, Odin, Raccoon, Richview, Richview, Rome, Sandoval, Walnut Hill and Wamac: Centralia High School in Centralia. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; about 8 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Centralia High School District 200 spends $21,397 per student and Central City School District 133 $14,107, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Central City’s grade

C+ Test scoresD− Graduation

C: better than 27% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (501)Better than 35%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 390 test results and a graduating class of 214 could put Central City anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of Central City’s students in the tested grades sat them (382 in math, 399 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Central City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Central City Elem Schoolin CentraliaB−
9–12Centralia High Schoolin CentraliaC+

Central City runs its own schools through grade 8 (Central City School District 133). From grade 9, students attend the Centralia High School District 200, shared with Brookside, Centralia, Centralia, Grand Prairie, Irvington, Irvington, Odin, Raccoon, Richview, Richview, Rome, Sandoval, Walnut Hill and Wamac. Its school is in Centralia. Parts of Central City (6% of its land) are served by Centralia School District 135 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Central City

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Centralia High School District 200Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 887 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,397IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Central City School District 133Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 276 students, down 21% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,107IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20017%
State average 29.9% · 178 students tested
Math · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20022%
State average 25.8% · 150 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Central City School District 13332%
State average 29.9% · 221 students tested
Math · PK–8, Central City School District 13316%
State average 25.8% · 232 students tested

Central City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Central City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Central CityCCentral City School District 133 PK–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
CentraliaDCentralia School District 135 PK–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12

Every school in Central City

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Central Cityin other towns
Central City Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Centralia
B−
276 students13:1Rate it →
Centralia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Centralia
C+
887 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Central City’s schools

Are Central City’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Central City children attend score below 73% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Central City in?

Two districts: Central City School District 133 runs grades PK–8, and Centralia High School District 200 runs grades 9–12, shared with Brookside, Centralia, Centralia, Grand Prairie, Irvington, Irvington, Odin, Raccoon, Richview, Richview, Rome, Sandoval, Walnut Hill and Wamac.

Where do Central City kids go to high school?

Centralia High School in Centralia, with 887 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Central City’s graduation rate?

69% of the class of 2023 in Centralia High School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Central City spend per student?

$21,397 in Centralia High School District 200 and $14,107 in Central City School District 133 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.