📍 5400 1st Ave, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 47710
Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Evansville, Vanderburgh County. The school has 1,090 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 67.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central High School enrolls 1,090 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 67.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.3% Black or African American and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 861 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 79 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 11 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
568 of the school's 1,090 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 531 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-80, state senate district 49, state house district 76.
Central High School is one of 40 schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, based in Evansville, Indiana. The district serves 21,589 students district-wide and employs 1,445 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,090 students, Central High School is larger than the district average of about 540 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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