Central High School (Louisville, Kentucky)
Public secondary school in Louisville, Kentucky, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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38.25010°N 85.77020°W / 38.25010; -85.77020
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1130 West Chestnut Street , 40202 United States | |
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Type | Public Secondary |
Motto | "Simply the Best" |
Established | 1870 |
School district | Jefferson County Public Schools |
Principal | Tamela Compton |
Staff | 78.50 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 1,248 (2018–2019)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.91[1] |
Campus | Urban |
Color(s) | Gold █ and Black █ |
Team name | Yellow Jacket |
Website | Central High School |
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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.