Madison Central High School (Kentucky)

{{other uses|Madison Central High School (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox school

| name = Madison Central High School

| image = MCHS Front of Building.png

| caption = The Front of Madison Central High School

| address = 705 North Second Street

| city = Richmond

| state = Kentucky

| zipcode = 40475

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|37.755907|-84.290846|display=title,inline|format=dms}}

| district = Madison County School District

| superintendent = David Gillam

| principal = Brandon Fritz{{Cite web|url=https://www.madison.kyschools.us/mchs/Content2/principal-s-message|title=Principal's Message - Madison Central High School|website=www.madison.kyschools.us |access-date=September 30, 2023}}

| teaching_staff = 114.36 {{FTE}}

| ceeb = 182278

| ratio = 19.67

| gender = Co-educational

| former_name = Central High School (1908-1974)

| type = Public high school

| grades = 912

| mascot = Indians

| rival = Madison Southern High School{{cite web |title=HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Central-Southern rivalry takes center stage|url=https://www.richmondregister.com/sports/high-school-football-central-southern-rivalry-takes-center-stage/article_62e692bc-2981-11ed-8927-1b1475e94db5.html|website=richmondregister.com |publisher=Richmond Register |access-date=June 2, 2023 |language=EN}}

| colors = Red, blue, white {{color box|red}} {{color box|blue}} {{color box|white}}

| enrollment = 2,250 (2023–2024){{NCES School ID|210372000949|school_name=Madison Central High School|access_date=June 27, 2025|do_not_render=y}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.madison.kyschools.us/17/home}}

}}

Madison Central High School is a public high school located in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. The school had an enrollment of 2,226 in the 2022–2023 year. Madison Central has a variety of nicknames amongst the student body and overall, The Commonwealth of Kentucky, having their school nicknames being Mad Cent, Mad Central, MadiCentral, "The cousin up North (usually for students attending Madison Southern)" and Central. Madison Central also has the mistaken alias of "Madison Southern", usually at sporting events where the school is judged, like in Cheerleading or Marching Band.

History

The original Central High School was built in 1908 and was one of several small high schools in Madison County. Additions were made to the school beginning in 1953 and Madison Central (consolidated) High School was opened in the fall of 1954. Central was a consolidation of four Madison County system high schools (Central, Kingston, Waco and Kirksville). It was the lone high school in the county system until Madison Southern High School was opened in the fall of 1988. In 1989, Richmond's city high school (Madison) was dissolved and its students were moved to Central. Madison Central currently serves the citizens of Richmond and the northern sector of Madison County.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

In 2003, the school underwent a major renovation project, which included a new cafeteria. In 2005–2006, an auditorium was built on the school campus, as well as remodeling the hallway section that leads to it and the health building gymnasium, and new sets of classrooms and a lecture hall under the auditorium.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

Athletic awards

Marching Band:{{Cite web |title=Madison Central |url=https://kyband.com/history/madison-central/ |access-date=2023-08-13 |language=en-US}}

  • KMEA State Champion (6)
  • Class 2A - 1989
  • Class 3A - 2004
  • Class 5A - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022

References

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