Hanover Central Junior-Senior High School

Public high school in Cedar Lake, Indiana, United States

Hanover Central High School

Location

10120 West 133rd Avenue

Cedar Lake

Indiana

46303

United States

Coordinates| 41°22′42″N 87°27′25″W﻿ / ﻿41.378369°N 87.456992°W﻿ / 41.378369; -87.456992
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| 1966[citation needed]
School district| Hanover Community School Corporation
Superintendent| Mary Tracy-MacAulay[2]
Principal| Tami Kepshire[2]
Teaching staff| 41.33 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 9–12[1]
Enrollment| 782 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 18.92[1]
Color(s)| Cardinal red and Columbia blue[2]
Athletics conference| Greater South Shore[2]
Nickname| Wildcats[2]
Rival| Boone Grove High School
Yearbook| The Key
Website| www.hanover.k12.in.us/Domain/39

Hanover Central High School (HCHS) is a 9–12 public high school located in Cedar Lake, Indiana. It is the only high school in the Hanover Community School Corporation.

## Academics

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In the 2021 U.S. News & World Report annual survey of high schools, Hanover Central ranked 186th in Indiana and 8,004th nationally.[3]

## Demographics

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The demographic breakdown of the 817 students enrolled in 2024–25 was:

* Male – 48.6%
* Female – 51.4%
* Native American/Alaskan – 0.5%
* Asian – 1.3%
* Black – 5.5%
* Hispanic – 13.7%
* White – 74.9%
* Multiracial – 4.1%

28.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2024-2025, Hanover Central was a Title I school.[1]

## Athletics

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The Hanover Central Wildcats are members of the Greater South Shore conference. The school colors are cardinal red and Columbia blue. The following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered:[2]

* Basketball (boys)
* Cross country (girls and boys)
* Football (boys)
* Golf (girls and boys)
* Soccer (girls and boys)
* Softball (girls)
* State champion – 2004[4]
* Tennis (girls and boys)
* Track (girls and boys)
* Volleyball (girls)
* Wrestling (boys)

## See also

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* List of high schools in Indiana

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Hanover Central High Sch". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e f "myIHSAA". www.myihsaa.net. Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
3. ^ "Hanover Central High School in Cedar Lake, Indiana". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
4. ^ "All-Time IHSAA State Championships by School" (PDF). www.ihsaa.org. IHSAA. May 1, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

## External links

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* Official website

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Education in Lake County, Indiana

School
districts|

* Crown Point
* East Chicago
* Gary
* Griffith
* Hammond
* Hanover
* Highland
* Hobart
* Lake Central
* Lake Station
* Lake Ridge
* Munster
* Merrillville
* River Forest
* Tri-Creek
* Whiting

Public
schools|

| Gary CSC|

* West Side Leadership Academy
* Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts
* Lincoln Achievement Center

| Closed|

* William Merritt Chase Alternative School
* Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
* Lew Wallace
* William Wirt
* Emerson (1909-2008)
* Horace Mann High School

|

SC of Hammond|

* Hammond Central High
* Oliver P. Morton

| Closed|

* George Rogers Clark
* Donald E. Gavit
* Hammond High

|

Other public schools|

* Calumet New Tech
* East Chicago Central High
* Crown Point High
* Thomas A. Edison
* Hanover Central
* Highland High
* Hobart High
* Lake Central High
* Lowell High
* Munster High
* River Forest High

| Closed|

* Ensweiler Academy

|

Charter schools|

* 21st Century Charter School of Gary
* Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy
* Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
* Gary Lighthouse Charter School

Private schools|

* Andrean High School
* Bishop Noll Institute

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* NCES

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