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| Central High School | |
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1130 West Chestnut Street , 40202 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Simply the Best" |
| Established | 1870 |
| School district | Jefferson County Public Schools |
| Principal | Tamela Compton |
| Staff | 78.50 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,248 (2018–2019)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.91[1] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Gold █ and Black █ |
| Team name | Yellow Jacket |
| Website | Central High School |
Central High School is a public high school founded in 1870, and located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
It was the first African-American high school in the state of Kentucky;[2] and it was a segregated school for African American students from 1870 until 1956. It was formerly known as Central Colored High School, and formally known as Louisville Central High School Magnet Career Academy.
- ^ a b c "Central High Magnet Career Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Jones, Reinette F. (2002). Library Service to African Americans in Kentucky, from the Reconstruction Era to the 1960s. McFarland. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-0-7864-1154-2.