Lake Central High School

Lake Central High School
Address
Map
8400 Wicker Avenue (High School)
8410 Wicker Avenue (Freshmen Center)

,
46373

United States
Coordinates41°28′1″N 87°28′19″W / 41.46694°N 87.47194°W / 41.46694; -87.47194
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1967
School districtLake Central School Corporation
SuperintendentLarry Veracco
PrincipalErin Novak
Teaching staff152.33 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12[1]
Enrollment3,069 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.15[1]
Color(s)Blue and white   
Fight song"Fighting Indians"
Athletics conferenceDuneland Athletic Conference
NicknameIndians
RivalsMunster High School
Crown Point High School
Merrillville High School
NewspaperComet[2]
YearbookEcho
Communities servedDyer
Schererville
St. John
Feeder schoolsClark Middle School
Grimmer Middle School
Kahler Middle School
Websitelake-central.lcsc.us

Lake Central High School (LCHS) is a high school in St. John, Indiana, for students in grades nine through twelve. Its students come from St. John Township which includes the towns of St. John and Dyer (generally north of 101st Ave), almost the entire town of Schererville,[3] unincorporated areas with Crown Point postal addresses (north of 101st Ave),[citation needed] and the southeastern section of Griffith that is within St. John Township.[3] It is the only high school in the Lake Central School Corporation.

  1. ^ a b c d "Lake Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Hannah Reed (June 25, 2020). "Lake Central students rename publications to remove references to Native Americans". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lake County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1-2 (PDF p. 2-3/3). Retrieved 2024-04-21.