Evansville Central High School

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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 / 38.02917°N 87.57917°W / 38.02917; -87.57917
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1854
School district	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
Principal	Andrew Freeman
Assistant Principals	Chris Jones Regina St. Clair
Teaching staff	67.89 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,090 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.06[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

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 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.