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Central High School

Public Grades 9-12

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 19% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Central High School in Macon, GA, serves approximately 892 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Bibb County School District, where about 55% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking thing about Central High is its graduation rate. At 96.5% for two consecutive years, it far outpaces the district average of 89.0% and the state average of 87.2%. It also beats every nearby high school, including Howard High (88.5%), Rutland High (90.4%), and Westside High (84.7%). The dropout rate is also low at 1.4%, well below the state's 2.4%. This tells parents that Central is very effective at keeping students engaged and on track to earn a diploma. The school also stands out for its support of special education students, ranking in the 34th percentile statewide for that group—better than its overall academic ranking.

Academically, the picture is more mixed. While test scores generally trail state averages, Biology is a clear relative strength. In 2024–2025, 39.1% of Central students scored proficient on the Biology End-of-Course assessment, nearly matching the state average of 44.2% and leading all Bibb County high schools. Algebra I proficiency improved from 15.2% to 20.2%, though it remains far below the state's 48.1%. One challenge is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 32.6%—nearly double the state average, though better than several nearby schools like Westside High (47.1%) and Northeast High (42.8%). With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1 and per-student spending of $14,706, Central invests solidly in its students. The school's biggest strength is clearly getting students to graduation, even as it works to boost academic proficiency across subjects.

892

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,706

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2155 Napier Ave
Macon, GA 31204

(478) 779-2292

District: Bibb County

Feeder schools for Central High School:

Elementary:	Ingram/Pye Elementary School
	Williams Elementary School
Middle:	Miller Magnet Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.0%

White:

6.3%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (23% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg21%

Georgia avg45%

367^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Bibb County

164^th of 201Bibb County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	367 of 455	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	303 of 451	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	352 of 454	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	353 of 448	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	344 of 431	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	389 of 410	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	332 of 438	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	317 of 428	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	319 of 420	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	343 of 426	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	353 of 435	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.1	288 of 425	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.2	331 of 425	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	323 of 396	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	324 of 402	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	339 of 384	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	290 of 372	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.3	244 of 370	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	232 of 358	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.7	170 of 335	49.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	280 of 376	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	197 of 391	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	256 of 382	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	266 of 384	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	251 of 372	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	366 of 431	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	298 of 438	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	353 of 435	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	337 of 433	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	337 of 430	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	355 of 436	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	303 of 442	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	339 of 436	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	371 of 436	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	357 of 427	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	223 of 338	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.5	330 of 347	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	339 of 344	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	239 of 343	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	328 of 331	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)34th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology29%-18 vs state

Algebra I20%-28 vs state

United States History18%-20 vs state

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by a teacher
Saturday, September 22, 2018

I love Central High School. I love the students and my fellow faculty who sincerly care about their studetns. As much as I would like to score higher I cannot. The teachers are overleoaded with uncesssary work that is said to help learning but in actuality lowers the quality of our classrooms because of the excessive burdens emposed. They would see a remarkable improvment in student performance and teacher satisfaction if they simply backed off of their teachers and let them do what they have already been trained to do. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central High School	Public	9-12	2155 Napier Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2292	892	58	15.4	55.5%	56 (6.3%)	758 (85.0%)	38 (4.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.3%)	17.8	367^th of 455 public high schools	19.3%		29.2	303^rd of 451 public high schools	32.8%	64	20.2	29.2	18.5	$14,706	$1,641	$13,064
Southwest High School	Public	9-12	1775 Williamson Rd	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4459	860	52	16.5	70.6%	14 (1.6%)	792 (92.1%)	42 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	5.6	435^th of 455 public high schools	4.4%		6.5	430^th of 451 public high schools	4.7%	5	9.9	8.0	4.8	$14,249	$1,690	$12,558
Northeast High School	Public	9-12	1646 Upper River Rd	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4157	794	52	15.2	63.6%	19 (2.4%)	739 (93.1%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	8.9	418^th of 455 public high schools	8.1%		8.3	421^st of 451 public high schools	6.7%	3	15.5	17.0	7.6	$15,152	$1,778	$13,375
Westside High School	Public	9-12	2851 Heath Rd	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3800	1,013	58	17.3	61.6%	31 (3.1%)	837 (82.6%)	97 (9.6%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.5%)	9	415^th of 455 public high schools	8.8%		7.7	424^th of 451 public high schools	6.0%	9	18.1	10.5	12.4	$13,314	$1,715	$11,599
Macon Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	4160 Riggins Mill Rd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 751-3432	36	5	7.2	69.4%	3 (8.3%)	32 (88.9%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Department of Juvenile Justice Bibb ETC	Public	6-12	4160 Riggins Mill Rd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(478) 207-1401	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Macon Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	4164 Riggins Mill Rd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 751-3400	18	5	3.6	83.3%	2 (11.1%)	14 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Rutland High School	Public	9-12	6250 Skipper Rd	Macon	31216	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3041	921	54	17.1	48.8%	208 (22.6%)	514 (55.8%)	151 (16.4%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.7%)	21.2	352^nd of 455 public high schools	22.6%		25.5	325^th of 451 public high schools	27.9%	27	13.3	24.9	33.3	$13,124	$1,301	$11,823
Howard High School	Public	9-12	6400 Forsyth Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-7852	1,145	73	15.6	48.8%	132 (11.5%)	815 (71.2%)	87 (7.6%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.3%)	28.7	294^th of 455 public high schools	35.4%		24.6	332^nd of 451 public high schools	26.4%	38	23.1	38.8	28.6	$13,469	$1,420	$12,049
Jones County High School	Public	9-12	339 Railroad St	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-5444	1,614	99	16.3	37.7%	1,010 (62.6%)	481 (29.8%)	46 (2.9%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	45.7	186^th of 455 public high schools	59.1%		47.2	182^nd of 451 public high schools	59.6%	4	47.2	47.2	32.2	$12,099	$697	$11,402

Frequently Asked Questions about Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Central High School?

Students at Central High School are 85% African American, 6% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Central High School in?

Bibb County

How many students attend Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 892 students attended Central High School.

What schools feed into Central High School?

Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ingram/Pye Elementary School
Elementary : Williams Elementary School
Middle : Miller Magnet Middle School

Is Central High School a good school?

Central High School ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Georgia high schools.

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