Wilson Central High School

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Wilson Central High School
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Wilson Central High School
419 Wildcat Way

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37087

Coordinates 36°7′59″N86°23′41″W / 36.13306°N 86.39472°W / 36.13306; -86.39472
Information
TypePublic grades 9-12 [1]
MottoWhere Challenge Heightens Success
PrincipalJennifer Ankney
Teaching staff125.00 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,582 [1]  (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio16.39 [1]
Color(s)Blue and gold    [2]
Nickname Wildcats [2]
Website www.wcschools.com/wchs

Wilson Central High School is part of the Wilson County School System, and is located in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Contents

It serves: [3] portions of Lebanon, [4] all of Rural Hill, [5] all of Gladeville, [6] and portions of Mount Juliet south of Interstate 40. [7]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 17,879 students enrolled in 2016–2017 was:

[1]

Athletics

Wilson Central won 2006 and 2008 3A state girls basketball championship. [8] [9] Wilson Central is also home of the 2015 TSSAA softball state champions. [10]

Wilson Central Wrestling is the pre-eminent wrestling program in the Midstate. Wilson Central is coached by John Kramer. 2019–20 season: 28–1, district, region dual and individual region champions State runner up at State Duals State runner up at individual State 8 Individual State Medalists: 1 state champ (Hunter Borders), 2 runner ups 2 fourths, a 5th and 2 6th-place finishes at individual state

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wilson Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Wilson Central High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  3. "School Zone Maps". Wilson County School District . Retrieved 2021-07-06. - See Wilson Central High School zone.
  4. "Official City Street Map". City of Lebanon. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Rural Hill CDP, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-07-06. - Compare to the school zone maps.
  6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilson County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  7. "Zoning Map". Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Retrieved 2021-07-06. - Compare zoning map to school boundary maps.
  8. "2006 Tennessee Girls State Basketball Summaries". tssaa.org. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  9. "2008 Tennessee Girls State Basketball Summaries". tssaa.org. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  10. "Unknown".[ permanent dead link ]