Forsyth Central High School

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Forsyth Central High School
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Forsyth Central High School
131 Almon C. Hill Drive

Cumming
,
Forsyth
,
Georgia
30040

United States
Coordinates 34°12′57.4″N84°8′24.45″W / 34.215944°N 84.1401250°W / 34.215944; -84.1401250
Information
Former nameForsyth County High School
Type Public school
Motto"Excellence In The Three A’s"
Academics, Arts, Athletics
Opened1955
StatusOpen
School district Forsyth County Schools
NCES District ID1302220
CEEB code 110920
NCES School ID 130222000956 [1]
PrincipalTracey Winkler
Teaching staff151.30 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,387 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.78 [2]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)Black, white, and red
   
Athletics conference7-AAAAA
MascotBulldog
NewspaperCentral Scene
Feeder schoolsLakeside Middle School
Little Mill Middle School
Otwell Middle School
Website Forsyth Central High School
[1] [3]

Forsyth Central High School is a public high school located in Cumming, Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta. Built in 1955, it was originally known as Forsyth County High School until 1989 when South Forsyth High School opened. It is one of eight high schools in the Forsyth County School District.

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Student data

Forsyth Central High School has an approximate enrollment of 2,585 (as of the 2019-2020 school year). [4] Most of its students are White (62.4%), or have Hispanic/Latino (26.0%) origin, with Asian (4.5%) students the third most prominent, and African-American (3.7%) students the fourth. With mixed-race (2.9%) and Native American (0.5%) being fifth and sixth, respectively. [5] Students are mainly drawn from Lakeside, Little Mill and Otwell Middle Schools.

Forsyth Central High has developed a magnet school status because of its STEM program, high marks on school atmosphere surveys, and its clubs and extra-curricular activities.[ citation needed ]

Athletics

The school competes in Region 6-AAAA (Area 3 A-AAAAA for lacrosse). [6] The school has played in the region since 2002, with the exception of the period between fall 2006 and spring 2008, when Central was part of Region 7-AAAAA. [7] [8]

Notable alumni

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  4. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Forsyth Central High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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  6. ↑ "2015-2016 Lacrosse Area Assignments | GHSA.net". Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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