Central High School
Phone: (865) 689-1400
Fax: (865) 689-1403
Fax: (865) 689-1403
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- Principal / Admin: Jon Miller
- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: 9th - 12th
- School Location: A Midsize City
Brief Description
- Central High School serves 9th through 12th Grade Students From The City Of Knoxville, Which Is Part Of Knox County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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- Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on September 04, 2009 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- MY SON,CHRIS VALENTINE,GRADUATED FROM CENTRAL IN 1995.HE LOVED GOING TO CENTRAL;HE WAS IN CHORUS ALL FOUR YEARS AS WELL AS ROTC.MY SON HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR AND ALL OF CHRIS'S TEACHERS WERE CRAZY ABOUT HIM!! CHRIS JOINED THE NAVY WHEN HE GRADUATED.
Central High School Calendar of Events
School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
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School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- 9th Grade: 433
- 10th Grade: 431
- 11th Grade: 385
- 12th Grade: 347
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 1
- Asian: 13
- Hispanic: 51
- Black: 364
- White: 1181
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 810
- Female: 800
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 34.5%
- All Knoxville Schools: 33.3%
- All Tennessee Schools: 47.8%
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- Fountainhead College of Technology
- 3203 Tazewell Pke
- Knoxville, TN 37918
- (865) 688-9422
- South College
- 200 Hayfield Road
- Knoxville, TN 37922
- (865) 251-1800
- Johnson Bible College
- 7900 Johnson Dr
- Knoxville, TN 37998
- (865) 573-4517
- The University of Tennessee
- Circle Park
- Knoxville, TN 37996
- (865) 974-1000
- Reuben - Allen College
- 120 Center Park Dr
- Knoxville, TN 37922
- (865) 966-0400
- ITT Technical Institute
- 10208 Technology Dr
- Knoxville, TN 37932
- (865) 671-2800
Libraries Near This School
- FOUNTAIN CITY BRANCH LIBRARY
- 5300 STANTON ROAD
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37918
- (865) 689-2681
- HALLS BRANCH LIBRARY
- 4815 EAST EMORY ROAD
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37918
- (865) 922-2552
- NORTH KNOXVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY
- 2901 OCOEE TRAIL
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
- (865) 525-7036
- CARTER BRANCH LIBRARY
- 9036 ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37924
- (865) 933-5438
- SOUTH KNOXVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY
- 4500 CHAPMAN HIGHWAY
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37920
- (865) 573-1772
- LAWSON MCGHEE LIBRARY
- 500 W. CHURCH AVENUE
- KNOXVILLE, TN 37902
- (865) 215-8750
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 1,610
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 78
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 20.7:1
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Nearby Schools
- Fountain City Elementary School
- 0.8 Mi
- Gresham Middle School
- 0.8 Mi
- Shannondale Elementary School
- 1.1 Mi
- Adrian Burnett Elementary School
- 1.8 Mi
- Brickey Mccloud Elementary School
- 3.2 Mi
- Ritta Elementary School
- 3.7 Mi
Nearby Public Schools
- Garden Montessori School
- 0.4 Mi
- St Joseph Elementary School
- 1.8 Mi
- Natures Way Montessori School
- 2.6 Mi
Nearby Private Schools
*Source: NCES 2006-2007; TN Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools