Pickerington High School Central

Pickerington High School Central
Address
Map
300 Opportunity Way

, ,
43147

United States
Coordinates39°52′34″N 82°45′20″W / 39.87611°N 82.75556°W / 39.87611; -82.75556
Information
Former names
  • Pickerington High School (1940 - 2003)
  • Violet Township High School (1906 - 1939)
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established1906
Sister schoolPickerington High School North
School districtPickerington Local School District
SuperintendentChris Briggs
NCES School ID390468902690[2]
PrincipalTom Lanier[1]
Teaching staff86.97 (FTE)[2]
Grades912[2]
Enrollment1,808 (2022–2023)[2]
 • Grade 9497 (2021–2022)[2]
 • Grade 10474 (2022–2023)[2]
 • Grade 11424 (2022–2023)[2]
 • Grade 12413 (2022–2023)[2]
Student to teacher ratio20.79[2]
Color(s)Purple and White[3]
  
Athletics conferenceOhio Capital Conference[3]
RivalPickerington High School North, Reynoldsburg High School, Lancaster High School
Feeder schoolsPickerington Ridgeview Junior High School
Websitewww.pickerington.k12.oh.us/Domain/21

Pickerington High School Central is a public high school in Pickerington, Ohio, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Pickerington Local School District. In the city of Pickerington, it is referred to simply as Central and their mascot is the Tiger. In 2003, "Pickerington High School" split into two high schools, Pickerington High School Central and Pickerington High School North. Construction of Pickerington High School, which currently houses Pickerington High School Central was completed in the fall of 1991. The high schools which previously served the Pickerington community were Pickerington High School (1940 - 2003) and Violet Township High School (1906 - 1939). Before 1906, there were many schools in the Pickerington/Violet Township area. The Pickerington School (c.1883), a two-story, two-room school was built to replace the original building. Heritage Elementary is now housed in the Pickerington School. The school has sports programs that include football, boys basketball, girls basketball, girls volleyball, boys volleyball, wrestling, boys tennis, girls tennis, boys soccer, girls soccer, boys golf, girls golf, cross country, cheerleading, track and field, baseball, softball, and Marching Band.

  1. ^ "TomLanier". Pickerington Central High. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Search for Public Schools - Pickerington High School Central (390468902690)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.

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