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
Coordinates	38°1′45″N 87°34′45″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1854
School district	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
Principal	Andrea Campbell
Assistant Principals	Andrew Freeman Regina St. Clair
Teaching staff	108.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,084 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	9.96[1]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Southern Indiana Athletic Conference
Team name	Bears
Rival	North High School
Gym Capacity	3,300
Website	Evansville 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

• Andy Benes (born 1967), Major League Baseball player[3]
• Lowell Galloway (1921–1979), professional basketball player[4]
• Lee H. Hamilton (born 1931), U.S. Democrat Representative, Indiana 9th Congressional District[5]
• Aaron Patzer, entrepreneur and founder of Mint.com personal financial management service[6]
• Lloyd Winnecke (born 1960), Mayor of Evansville[7]

References

1. "Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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 Indianopolis 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.

External links

• Central High School Home Page
• Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation