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Statewide rank #2

Little Rock Central High School

Little Rock · Pulaski County · Central Arkansas

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School branding

Tigers

Current mascot
Primary colors
Old GoldBlack

Opened 1927

School location

1500 Little Rock Nine Way
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202

School districtLRSDLittle Rock School District

Current leadership

PrincipalApril Rike
Campus Athletic DirectorEarnest McGee
District Athletic DirectorTim Turner
District Assistant Athletic DirectorChadwick Lewis
SuperintendentDr. Jermall Wright
180overall titles
11state runner-ups
177athletic championships
3activity championships
10sports won
1907–08first state championship
2024–25most recent state championship
155boys athletic titles
22girls athletic titles

Historical championship rulings

On-court championships with an altered official status

These results preserve what happened in competition while remaining separate from officially recognized championship totals and rankings.

1 historical record
Little Rock Central High School championship results with altered official status
YearSportDivisionClassResult and status
20012000-01BasketballBoys5AVacatedDefeated Little Rock Hall in the state championship game

Little Rock Central defeated Little Rock Hall in the 2001 Class 5A boys basketball state championship game. The title was stripped several months later and officially awarded to Hall.

Official disposition: Championship stripped and awarded to Little Rock HallSource: Owner-supplied historical context; official governing-body disposition

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School population

Enrollment & demographics

Enrollment change is measured from the first school year available in this dataset, not from the year the school opened.

2,468latest enrollment · 2025-26
+265change since first available school year · 2004-05 · +12.0%
2,519highest · 2013-14
2,203lowest · 2004-05
Enrollment by school year, 2004-05 through 2025-26
Highest: 2,519Lowest: 2,203
27.107%White
48.906%Black / African American
10.535%Hispanic / Latino
13.452%Other races
55.956%Free / reduced-price lunch
9.481%Special education
10.819%Limited English proficiency
0.486%Homeless
View accessible enrollment table
School yearEnrollmentSource record
2025-262,468Central High School
2024-252,371Central High School
2023-242,260Central High School
2022-232,338Central High School
2021-222,506Central High School
2020-212,476Central High School
2019-202,430CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2018-192,347CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2017-182,347CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2016-172,481CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2015-162,485CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2014-152,489CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2013-142,519CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2012-132,438CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2011-122,419CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2010-112,456Central High School
2009-102,404CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2008-092,410CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2007-082,357CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2006-072,400CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2005-062,422CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2004-052,203CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Source: Arkansas school enrollment and demographic records. Blank, unavailable and suppressed values remain distinct from zero.