Central High School (Louisville, Kentucky)

38°15′00″N 85°46′13″W / 38.25010°N 85.77020°W / 38.25010; -85.77020

Central High school
Address
Map
1130 West Chestnut Street

,
40202

United States
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Motto"Simply the Best"
Established1870
School districtJefferson County Public Schools
PrincipalTamela Compton
Staff78.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,248 (2018–2019)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.91[1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Gold and
Black
Team nameYellow Jacket
WebsiteCentral High School

Central High School is a public high school founded in 1870, and located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

It was the first African-American high school in the state of Kentucky;[2] and it was a segregated school for African American students from 1870 until 1956. It was formerly known as Central Colored High School, and formally known as Louisville Central High School Magnet Career Academy.

  1. ^ a b c "Central High Magnet Career Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Jones, Reinette F. (2002). Library Service to African Americans in Kentucky, from the Reconstruction Era to the 1960s. McFarland. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-0-7864-1154-2.

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