High · Regular · Grades 9 to 12

Central High School, Phoenix, AZ

CEP schoolCentral High School is a public high school in Phoenix, part of Phoenix Union High School District (4286). It enrolled 1,733 students in 2024-25, with 17.3 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 1,733
Teachers (FTE): 100.0
Students per teacher: 17.3
Grades: 9 to 12

This school's ratio is 1.8 lower than the district figure of 19.1. The Arizona average across schools is 17.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school17.3

District19.1

Arizona17.7

United States15.3

School details

Address: 4525 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: (602)764-7500
District: Phoenix Union High School District (4286)
County: Maricopa County
Level: High
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: No
Virtual: No
Locale: City: Large
NCES school ID: 040633000542

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Direct certification: 881Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other high schools in Phoenix Union High School District (4286)

Trevor Browne High School 2,850 students
Cesar Chavez High School 2,598 students
Maryvale High School 2,532 students
South Mountain High School 2,207 students
Alhambra High School 2,169 students
Camelback High School 2,106 students
Carl Hayden High School 2,079 students
Betty Fairfax High School 2,014 students
North High School 1,837 students
Metro Tech High School 1,781 students
Phoenix Union Bioscience High School 390 students
Franklin Police and Fire High School 313 students

High schools elsewhere in Phoenix

Desert Vista High School Tempe Union High School District (4287)
Pinnacle High School Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Sunnyslope High School Glendale Union High School District (4285)
Paradise Valley High School Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Arcadia High School Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
Washington High School Glendale Union High School District (4285)
Barry Goldwater High School Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
Thunderbird High School Glendale Union High School District (4285)
Mountain Pointe High School Tempe Union High School District (4287)
North Canyon High School Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Moon Valley High School Glendale Union High School District (4285)
Greenway High School Glendale Union High School District (4285)

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.