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	76.79 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,126 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.66[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.

Central High School received an "A" as its final letter grade for school accountability.^[2]

As of October 2024, Central High School is ranked 62nd in Indiana, and 2nd in the EVSC by USNews. 37% of students participate in an AP course.^[3]

• Andy Benes (born 1967), Major League Baseball player^[4]
• Lowell Galloway (1921–1979), professional basketball player^[5]
• Lee H. Hamilton (born 1931), U.S. Democratic Representative, Indiana 9th Congressional District^[6]
• Preston Mattingly, baseball player and executive^[7]
• Aaron Patzer, entrepreneur and founder of Mint.com personal financial management service^[8]
• Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland^[9]
• Lloyd Winnecke (born 1960), Mayor of Evansville^{[10][third-party source needed]}

Founded in 2011, Academy of Science and Medicine, also known as ASM, is a public half-day high school program hosted within and sharing faculty with Central High School. The program is open to students in the EVSC, as well as schools in the surrounding area. The program employs roughly 16 teachers and enrolls over 250 students from area schools.^[11] ASM was founded as the Medical Professions Academy, or MPA, but was renamed in 2023 to Academy of Science and Medicine. The EVSC purchased a building in downtown Evansville to be used as a future expansion to the program.^[12] The goal of the program is to prepare students for college and post-secondary education, with a focus on careers and degrees in medicine and science. The program integrates science, english, and technology into its curriculum.^[13][14] ASM has partnerships with local universities including University of Southern Indiana, University of Evansville, Ivy Tech Community College, Purdue University, IU School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Johns Hopkins University, and Lipscomb University. The partnerships offer college visits and scholarships to prospective students.^[15]

• Central High School Home Page^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation