North Central High School
1801 E 86th St, Indianapolis, IN, 46240-2396 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
North Central High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Marion County, IN
Students & Faculty
Total Students 3393 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 157 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 901 students
Grade 10 - 866 students
Grade 11 - 904 students
Grade 12 - 722 students
This School
(IN) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:22 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IN) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 1%
% Hispanic 5% 3%
% Black 38% 7%
% White 55% 86%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 21% 19%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IN) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name M S D Washington Township School District
This School's Agency
(IN) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 14 4
Number of Students Managed 10,391 students 1,999 students
District Total Revenue $110,050,000 $21,720,000
District Expenditure $109,717,000 $20,017,000
District Revenue / Student $10,591 $10,865
District Expenditure / Student $10,559 $10,014
District Graduation Rates 97% 95%
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School Notes:
  • North Central High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. The school year enrollment is 3,400 in grades 9-12. The current principal is Mr. C E Quandt.
  • History
  • North Central was established in 1956 in response to Washington Township's rapidly growing population and the desire of residents to have a local high school. Prior to this, students from the township attended Broad Ripple and Shortridge High Schools in Indianapolis. (At this time, most of the township was outside the city limits.) In 1963 the current facility was opened, and the original building was repurposed to Northview Middle School.
  • In 1994, the school suffered from two major fires set by arsonists. The second fire was especially severe, destroying several areas of the building, including the newly renovated gymnasium. All of the affected areas were rebuilt, but only one of the arsonists was caught. .
  • In 2004, William F. Gulde, the North Central High School Social Studies chair at the time, published a detailed history of the school titled Hopes, Dreams, and Books: The Story of North Central High School, 1956–2004.
  • Demographics
  • For the school year, enrollment was 3,346 students. Of these, 50% are white, 39% are black, 7% are Hispanic, 2% are Asian, and 4% are multiracial. 26% of students qualify for free lunches and 10% qualify for reduced price lunches.
  • Fight Song
  • Hail our panthers hats off to thee! To our colors, true we will ever be. Red! Black! White! United we stand! Working ever failing never pulling for our team together, panthers we think you're grand!(<-repeat) G-R-A-N-D! NC!
  • The North Central fight song is based on the melody of "Minnesota Rouser", the fight song for the University of Minnesota.
  • Notable alumni
  • Adam Alexander, NASCAR Camping World Series Broadcasater, SpeedTV contributor, anchor [1]
  • David Deming, author, scientist, and professor of the University of Oklahoma.
  • Mitch Daniels, politician, Governor of Indiana (2005- )
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, musician
  • Jared Fogle, the Subway guy
  • Jason Gardner, 1999 Indiana Mr. Basketball, Final Four Participant at The University of Arizona
  • Eric Gordon, Indiana Mr. Basketball, 2007, former Indiana University PG. 2008 NBA Draft: 1st Round, 7th Pick to Los Angeles Clippers.
  • Marie Collins Johns, former President & CEO, Verizon, Washington, D.C., mayoral candidate for Washington, D.C.
  • Scott A. Jones, Co-founder of Boston Technologies and ChaCha Search, Inc., inventor of voice mail
  • Ron Klain, Chief of Staff for Vice-President Joe Biden and former Vice-President Al Gore
  • Todd Lickliter, former Butler University and current Iowa Hawkeyes head men's basketball coach
  • Maicel Malone-Wallace, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist 4x400 Relay
  • Derrick Mayes football wide receiver at Notre Dame and the Green Bay Packers'
  • Bart Peterson, politician, former Mayor of Indianapolis
  • Jake Query, Fox Sports Net Correspondent, WIBC host, Indianapolis 500 radio announcer [2]
  • Courtney Roby, NFL football player, also attended and played football at Indiana University
  • Lars Tate, Gatorade National High School football player of the year, University of Georgia and NFL starter [3]
  • David Wolf, astronaut
  • Jordan Seabrook, professional soccer player
  • Marc Summers, Television personality, Double Dare game show Nickelodeon, currently Unwrapped, The Food Network
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (46240)
School Zip (46240)
(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 17,975 people 5,873,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 55% 20%
Population Average Age 39 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.0 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $47,430 $42,007
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 34 years old 43 years old
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Zipcode (46240)


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% Owning / % Renting 52% / 48% 69% / 31%
School Map:
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