Central High School

Regular School · Evansville, IN

Central High School is a regular school school in Evansville, Indiana, serving grades 09–12 with 1,087 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,087

Teachers (FTE)

76.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	849	78%
Black or African American	95	9%
Two or more races	77	7%
Hispanic/Latino	56	5%
Asian	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,087	566M / 521F

English Language Learners: 22 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	38.0% +1pp	37.0%	224
Reading Proficiency	74.0% +31.8pp	42.2%	223
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	160
4-Year Graduation Rate	95.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (18)

203 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

174 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

259

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

119

10.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

268

24.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,087	100%

Contact & Location

5400 1st Ave

Evansville, IN 47710

Phone: (812)435-8292

District

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,296

District enrollment: 21,739

Other Schools in District

Caze Elementary School Elementary
Cedar Hall Community School Elementary
Cynthia Heights Elementary School Elementary
Daniel Wertz Elementary School Elementary
Delaware Elementary School Elementary
Dexter Elementary School Elementary
Evans School Elementary
Fairlawn Elementary School Elementary

View all 37 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 47710) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180345000459

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD