Evansville Central High School

Evansville Central High School, also known as Central High, is a public high school on the north side of Evansville, Indiana. It is the oldest high school in continuous operation west of the Allegheny Mountains. It was established in 1854 as Evansville High School. The name was changed to Central High School in 1918 when FJ Reitz High School was built.

Central High School
Evansville Central High School
Location
5400 North First Avenue

Evansville
,
Vanderburgh County
,
Indiana
47710

United States
Coordinates38°1′45″N 87°34′45″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1854
School districtEvansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
PrincipalDr. Andrew Freeman
Assistant PrincipalsChris Jones
Regina St. Clair
Teaching staff122.86 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,061 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio8.64[1]
Color(s)     
Athletics conferenceSouthern Indiana Athletic Conference
Team nameBears
RivalNorth High School
Gym Capacity3,300
WebsiteEvansville Central High School

Central moved to its current location on the far north side of Evansville in the early 1970s. It is sometimes called "Vanderburgh Central" because of its location near the geographic center of Vanderburgh County, in addition to its status as the county's oldest high school. For many years, it was the northernmost high school in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation; it was four miles northwest of Evansville North High School. However, with the completion of the new North High School campus in northern Vanderburgh County, geographic correctness was restored to the name.

Academics

Central High School received an "A" as its final letter grade for school accountability.[2]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  2. "Indiana Department of Education". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. "Andy Benes stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  4. "Lowell Galloway is Cannelton Cage Coach". Messenger-Inquirer. Owensboro, KY. May 31, 1948. p. 8. Mr Galloway graduated from Central High School, Evansville, where he played basketball for four years... He was in military service and on his discharge he played professional basketball for a year with Kautskys
  5. Haase, David L (July 9, 1992). "No No. 2 spot for Hamilton". The Indianapolis News. p. A2. A young Lee Hamilton led the Evansville Central High School basketball team to the 1948 boys finals
  6. Wersich, Carol (May 11, 2008). "Central High graduate puts his money where his computer is". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  7. "Mayor Winnecke's Biography". City of Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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