Central High School

Central High School is a medium-sized high school in Evansville, Indiana, operated by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. The school teaches 1,087 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so Central High School sits 33% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, which oversees 38 schools and 21,589 students, Central High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Central High School shows that White students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder breaks down as 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Vanderburgh County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Vanderburgh County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,648 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Vanderburgh County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,423 students), Central High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Thompkins Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central High School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central High School has increased 6%, going from 1,027 students in 2018 to 1,087 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Central High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.