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Salina High Central

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Salina High Central ranks 213 th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 36% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Salina High Central is a public high school in Salina, Kansas, serving around 950 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Salina school district, which is ranked 195 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salina High Central has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 128 out of 327 Kansas high schools to 236 out of 320, with its SchoolDigger rating varying from 1 to 3 stars. Compared to nearby schools like Salina High South and Salina Virtual Innovation Academy, Salina High Central has similar rankings and ratings, while some other nearby schools like Tescott Junior High/High School, Smoky Valley High, and Southeast Saline High perform better.

Salina High Central's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school performing well for African American students but struggling with Hispanic, Multi-racial, and Special Education student groups. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 78.8% and 89.5%, which is generally lower than nearby schools, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.3% to 3.8%, which is higher. Additionally, Salina High Central has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 35.6%, and its academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, is generally lower than the Salina district and the state of Kansas averages.

934

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,640

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 E Crawford
Salina, KS 67401

(785) 309-3500

District: Salina

Feeder schools for Salina High Central:

Elementary:	Cottonwood Elementary School
	Heusner Elementary
	Meadowlark Ridge Elementary
	Oakdale Elementary
Middle:	Lakewood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.2%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Kansas average (79% vs 90%)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg37%

Kansas avg42%

213^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Salina

195^th of 264Salina among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	213 of 332	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	229 of 318	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.1	128 of 327	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	146 of 324	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	236 of 320	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	163 of 325	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	126 of 314	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.1	177 of 316	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	166 of 313	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	218 of 326	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.4	292 of 323	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	38.2	254 of 317	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.3	247 of 298	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.3	232 of 302	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.5	204 of 291	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.7	195 of 267	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	65.2	97 of 280	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.3	162 of 262	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	39 of 52	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.3	10 of 50	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	10 of 48	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	24.7	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	47.3	47 of 115	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	82 of 111	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.6	43 of 110	60.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	40.0	26 of 47	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	197 of 250	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	152 of 249	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	85 of 248	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	68.1	11 of 37	70.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	49 of 106	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.1	83 of 105	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	66 of 110	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	62 of 102	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	49 of 99	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	66 of 92	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.0	20 of 89	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	107 of 246	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	171 of 249	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	103 of 250	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	78 of 223	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	155 of 213	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	134 of 229	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	93 of 228	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	35.2	185 of 258	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	120 of 252	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	119 of 248	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	63 of 71	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	46 of 67	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	25 of 64	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	22.6	46 of 55	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	31 of 58	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	39 of 49	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	118 of 125	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	114 of 124	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	99 of 122	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	69 of 117	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	47 of 115	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	82 of 111	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.6	43 of 110	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	144 of 306	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	180 of 295	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	90 of 309	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	113 of 307	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	231 of 302	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	116 of 306	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	105 of 296	64.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)70th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2021)59th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2021)28th percentile~ school

African American (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2021)21st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salina High Central	Public	9-12	650 E Crawford	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-3500	934	65	14.2	58.7%	581 (62.2%)	43 (4.6%)	201 (21.5%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (10.1%)	38.8	213^th of 332 public high schools	35.8%		33.7	229^th of 318 public high schools	28.0%	16			32.1	32.1			31.8	31.8			$14,640	$1,532	$13,108
Salina Virtual Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	811 E Iron	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 309-4369	50	3	17.4	6.0%	31 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (30.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)								(n/a)				27.8				16.7			$9,932	$2,111	$7,821
Salina High South	Public	9-12	730 E Magnolia Rd	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-3700	1,046	71	14.7	55.4%	538 (51.4%)	24 (2.3%)	346 (33.1%)	46 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (8.8%)	41	201^st of 332 public high schools	39.5%		53.9	136^th of 318 public high schools	57.2%	65			34.8	34.8			30.4	30.4			$14,156	$1,492	$12,664
Southeast Saline High	Public	7-12	5056 E. K-4 Highway	Gypsum	67448	Saline County	Southeast Of Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 536-4286	323	30	10.8	30.0%	282 (87.3%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	65.2	97^th of 332 public high schools	70.8%		86.7	25^th of 318 public high schools	92.1%	72	39.5	50.0	42.3	44.5	58.1	43.3	42.3	47.1	65.0	65.0	$14,632	$1,158	$13,475
Solomon High	Public	9-12	409 N. Pine	Solomon	67480	Dickinson County	Solomon	No	No	No	No	(785) 655-2551	116	11	10.2	47.4%	104 (89.7%)	2 (1.7%)	6 (5.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	51.5	151^st of 332 public high schools	54.5%		28.5	252^nd of 318 public high schools	20.8%	101			35.5	35.5			38.7	38.7			$20,138	$290	$19,848
Bennington Junior High/High School	Public	7-12	301 N. Putnam	Bennington	67422	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 488-3321	219	19	11.7	42.9%	191 (87.2%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	38.6	216^th of 332 public high schools	34.9%		36.3	222^nd of 318 public high schools	30.2%	6	35.3	48.6	30.6	38.1	41.2	28.6	33.3	34.3	37.1	37.1	$13,934	$1,073	$12,861
Ell-Saline Middle/High School	Public	7-12	414 E Anderson	Brookville	67425	Saline County	Ell-Saline	No	No	No	No	(785) 914-5600	204	16	12.8	46.6%	168 (82.4%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	88.2	33^rd of 332 public high schools	90.1%		60.8	105^th of 318 public high schools	67.0%	72	31.2	31.4	65.5	41.7	28.1	37.1	48.3	37.5	31.4	31.4	$14,859	$997	$13,862
Smoky Valley High	Public	9-12	1 Viking Blvd	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 227-2909	243	24	10.1	36.6%	224 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	94.3	16^th of 332 public high schools	95.2%		50.9	153^rd of 318 public high schools	51.9%	137			61.5	61.5			59.6	59.6			$17,692	$667	$17,025
Tescott Junior High/High School	Public	7-12	305 N. Minnesota	Tescott	67484	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 283-4774	72	11	6.5	55.6%	68 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	55.5	133^rd of 332 public high schools	59.9%					(n/a)	46.7	61.5	38.5	48.8	46.7	58.3	38.5	47.5	75.0	75.0	$13,934	$1,073	$12,861

Frequently Asked Questions about Salina High Central

What is the racial makeup of Salina High Central?

Students at Salina High Central are 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Salina High Central?

In the 2024-25 school year, 934 students attended Salina High Central.

What schools feed into Salina High Central?

Salina High Central is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cottonwood Elementary School
Elementary : Heusner Elementary
Elementary : Meadowlark Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Oakdale Elementary
Middle : Lakewood Middle School

What district is Salina High Central in?

Salina

Is Salina High Central a good school?

Salina High Central ranks 213^th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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