Central High School (Central, Louisiana)

Central High School is a public high school in Central, Louisiana, in the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area. It is the only high school in the Central Community School System.

Central High School (CHS)
Address
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10200 East Brookside Drive Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70818 United States
Coordinates
Information
Type	Public
School district	Central Community School System (2007-) East Baton Rouge Parish School Board (-2007)
Principal	David Prescott
Faculty	86 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,330 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.47[1]
Color(s)	Maroon,Silver,Black
Athletics conference	District 4-5A (LHSAA)
Nickname	Wildcats
Website	centralhigh.centralcss.org

The Central school system serves the entire city of Central,[2][3] as well as a section of the Brownfields census-designated place and another small unincorporated area.[4]

A 9th grade academy building was planned as a way of relieving congestion within the main school facility and was finished in 2016.[5]

History

The school was originally a part of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.[6] As a part of the EBR school board,[7] it served most of Central,[8] and a portion of Brownfields.[9]

Academics

Athletics

State Championships

• Baseball - 2018,[10] 2017,[11] 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1978 [12]
• Football - 1966[13]

References

1. Central High School
2. "Central Community School System Map." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. January 12, 2007. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. See map in outline form Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Street Map Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine." City of Central. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
4. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Brownfields CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
5. Lussier, Charles (2014-05-28). "With bid decision made, work to begin soon on Central ninth grade academy". The Advocate. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
6. "CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD." Louisiana Court of Appeals. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. "The Central Community School Board shall begin actual operation of providing for the education of students within its jurisdiction on July 1, 2007. "Beginning on the date the school board begins actual operation of providing for the education of students and thereafter, ․ all lands, buildings, and improvements, facilities, and other property having title vested in the public and subject to management, administration, and control by the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board for public education purposes but located within the geographic boundaries of the Central community school system or used to provide student transportation services to such facilities, or both, shall be managed, administered, and controlled by the Central Community School Board." and "The four schools located in Central are:  Central High School[...]"
7. "mapshigh.pdf." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. April 26, 2005. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. p. 4/12 has the map for Central High School.
8. "City Maps & Directories Archived 2017-01-07 at the Wayback Machine." City of Central. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Note the map at the bottom: "Proposed Central Incorporation" - the city incorporated in 2005 and this was the proposed boundary which came to fruition
9. "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP : BROWNFIELDS CDP." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
10. http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/high_schools/article_331c26ba-55f4-11e8-956d-6f2b89b837f6.html
11. http://www.maxpreps.com/news/YqRlObmWsUiHAfVlAzD7YA/2017-high-school-baseball-state-champions.htm
12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2018-05-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Central High School
• Central High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)