New Albany High School (Indiana)

New Albany High School
Address
Map
1020 Vincennes Street

,
47150

United States
Coordinates38°17′55.11″N 85°48′39.64″W / 38.2986417°N 85.8110111°W / 38.2986417; -85.8110111
Information
TypePublic
MottoBe Great
Established1853; 171 years ago (1853)
School districtNew Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation[1]
PrincipalMichelle Ginkins
Faculty106.03 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,812 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.09[2]
Color(s)   
AthleticsSwimming, tennis, track, basketball, football, softball, baseball, cross country, soccer, golf, wrestling, dance team
Athletics conferenceHoosier Hills Conference
Team nameBulldogs
Websitenahs.nafcs.k12.in.us

New Albany High School is a public high school located in New Albany, Indiana, United States. Founded on October 3, 1853. New Albany High school is the oldest public high school in the state of Indiana.[3] The school was closed from 1859 to 1864 to be made into a hospital for union soldiers during the American Civil War.[4] The school was the first FM high school radio station (88.1) to be licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)[citation needed] and has had its own Public-access television cable TV channel WNAS-TV since 1980. It is a part of the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation.

The school serves New Albany and surrounding unincorporated areas.[5]

  1. ^ "New Albany Floyd County – Consolidated School Corporation". Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "New Albany High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Cavinder, Fred (1985). The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts. Indiana University press. pp. 70. ISBN 0253283205.
  4. ^ Murphy, Elizabeth (2008). Lessons Learned in the Classroom. Pen & Publish, inc. p. 161. ISBN 978-0981726403.
  5. ^ New Albany High School District (Archive). New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation. Retrieved on April 9, 2015.