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Central High School was a public high school in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1846 and merged with East Technical High School in 1952. It had multiple locations during its existence. 1940 CHS building, boarded up since 2013.
Central High was the first public high school in Cleveland and the first free public high school west of the Allegheny Mountains to provide free secondary education at public expense. At the time, the prevailing belief was that education beyond the elementary level was a private responsibility, and funding the school out of public funds was illegal under Ohio statutes.
Feb 26, 2011 · As part of Black History Month, we remember Central High School in Cleveland. The first free, public high school west of the Alleghenies, it enrolled black students before the Civil War.
Jan 30, 2006 · The CLEVELAND CALL & POST a black newspaper, complained on 7 Jan. 1937 that too many black students were enrolled at Longwood and Outhwaite schools, claiming those schools had become a permanent dumping ground for not only average, but also for mentally deficient and slow-learning students, providing only half the subjects offered in traditional high schools, lowering their students’ morale ...
Jan 30, 2013 · CENTRAL is a Cleveland neighborhood located roughly between Euclid Avenue to the north, Woodland Avenue to the south, and between East 71th to the east and East 22th to the west. The neighborhood is named after Central Avenue (once Garden) that runs through its center. Although Central’s population in 2000 was over 90 percent African American ...
Feb 8, 2019 · CENTRAL is a Cleveland neighborhood located roughly between Euclid Avenue to the north, Woodland Avenue to the south, and between East 71th to the east and East 22th to the west. The neighborhood is named after Central Avenue (once Garden) that runs through its center. Although Central's population in 2000 was over 90 percent African American ...
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Levi Scofield designed a number of school buildings in Cleveland including this, the second Central High School Building. Located on Wilson Avenue (East 55th Street) south of Cedar Avenue, it opened to classes in 1878. The building was razed in 1952. The site is today occupied by George Washington Carver elementary school. This photo of Central High School was taken in 1912.
