Little Rock Central High School
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Front entrance to Little Rock Central High School
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1500 Park Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-5843 United States |
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| School type | Comprehensive public high school |
| Founded | 1869 Sherman School 1905 Little Rock HS 1927 (current facility) |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Little Rock School District |
| NCES District ID | 0509000 |
| CEEB code | 041422 |
| NCES School ID | 050900000607 |
| Principal | Nancy Rousseau (2002–) |
| Teaching staff | 160.86 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,456 (2010–11) |
| • Grade 9 | 724 |
| • Grade 10 | 624 |
| • Grade 11 | 609 |
| • Grade 12 | 480 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.27 |
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| Classes offered | Regular, Career Focus, Advanced Placement |
| Hours in school day | 6.75 |
| Campus size | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Color(s) |
Black Old gold |
| Fight song | On, Tigers! (based on On, Wisconsin!) |
| Athletics conference | 7A/6A East (2012–14) |
| Team name | Tigers |
| Rival | Little Rock Hall, Little Rock Catholic |
| Accreditation |
ADE AdvancED (1924–) |
| USNWR ranking | Unranked (2012) |
| National ranking | No. 275 (2013) No. 119 (2012) No. 123 (2011) No. 92 (2010) No. 55 (2009) No. 32 (2008) No. 23 (2007) |
| Publication | The Labyrinth |
| Newspaper | The Tiger |
| Yearbook | The Pix |
| Communities served | Little Rock |
| Website | www |
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Little Rock Central High School
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| Location | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34°44′12″N 92°17′56″W / 34.7368°N 92.2989°WCoordinates: 34°44′12″N 92°17′56″W / 34.7368°N 92.2989°W |
| Area | 17.95 acres (7.26 ha) |
| Architect | Parks Almand, John |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Visitation | 44,293 (2005) |
| Part of | Central High School Neighborhood Historic District (#96000892) |
| NRHP Reference # | 77000268 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1977 |
| Designated NHL | May 20, 1982 |
| Designated CP | August 16, 1996 |
| Designated NHS | November 6, 1998 (#01000274) |
Little Rock Central High School (LRCHS) is an accredited comprehensive public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Central High School was the site of forced school desegregation after the US Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. This was during the period of heightened activism in the American Civil Rights Movement. Central is located at the intersection of Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive (named for the civil rights leader and formerly known as 14th Street) and Park Street.
Central can trace its origins to 1869 when the Sherman School operated in a wooden structure at 8th and Sherman streets; it graduated its first class on June 13, 1873. In 1885 the Sherman School was moved to 14th and Scott streets and was named Scott Street School, but was more commonly called City High School. Five years later in 1890, the Peabody School was constructed at West Capitol and Gaines streets. It was named in honor of philanthropist George Peabody from US$200,000 received via the Peabody Education Fund. In 1905, the city founded Little Rock High School at the intersection of 14th and Cumberland streets, and shuttered the Peabody and Scott Street schools to serve as the city's sole public high school. At the time only white students were enrolled.
In 1927 at a cost of US$1.5 million, the city completed construction on the nation's largest and most expensive high school facility, which remains in use today. In 1953 with the construction of Hall High School, the school was renamed as Little Rock Central High School. It has since been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and named as a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
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