Hanover Central Junior-Senior High School

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.

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

The demographic breakdown of the 722 students enrolled in 2019–20 was:

• Male – 48.6%
• Female – 51.4%
• Native American/Alaskan – 0.1%
• Asian – 1.1%
• Black – 2.4%
• Hispanic – 12.0%
• White – 80.3%
• Multiracial – 4.0%

28.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2019–20, Hanover Central was a Title I school.^[1]

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]

• List of high schools in Indiana

• Official website