Columbus North High School

Columbus North High School (CNHS) is one of the public high schools located in Columbus, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC). Columbus North High School was previously known as Columbus High School. It was renamed Columbus North High School in 1973 upon the founding of Columbus East High School.

Columbus North High School
Main entrance to Columbus North High School
Location
1400 25th Street Columbus , Indiana 47201 United States
Coordinates	39°13′28″N 85°54′36″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Respect. Responsibility. Relationships.
School district	Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation
Principal	David Clark
Teaching staff	168.33 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Enrollment	2,267 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.47[1]
Color(s)
Nickname	Bull Dogs
Website	Official website

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the students enrolled for the 2021–2022 school year is as follows:^[1]

• Male = 48.3%
• Female = 51.7%
• White = 65.5%
• Hispanic = 21.4%
• Asian = 6.7%
• Multiracial = 3.3%
• Black = 2.3%
• Native American / Alaska Native = 0.7%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander = <0.1%

Athletics

Columbus North Football field

The North Bull Dogs are members of Conference Indiana.^[2] The school colors are royal blue and white. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered:^[3][4]

• Baseball (boys)
• Basketball (boys & girls)
• Cross Country (boys & girls)
• Football (boys)
• Golf (boys & girls)
• Gymnastics (girls)
• Soccer (boys & girls)
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming & Diving (boys & girls)
• Tennis (boys & girls)
• Track and Field (boys & girls)
• Volleyball (boys & girls)
• Wrestling (boys & girls)

State Championships

Sport	Year(s)
Girls Basketball (1)	2015
Boys Cross Country (6)	2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2020
Girls Cross Country (2)	2009, 2021
Boys Golf (2)	1934, 2013
Boys Gymnastics (13)	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982
Girls Gymnastics (3)	1973, 1974, 2016
Boys Soccer (1)	2012
Boys Swimming (10)	1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1998, 1999, 2000
Girls Swimming (1)	1985

Notable alumni

• Jason Ayers, WWE referee
• Devin Mann, 5th Round Draft Pick in 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers
• Michael Evans Behling, actor
• Michael Brinegar, American swimmer (attended, did not graduate)
• Tyler Duncan, golfer
• Ray Eddy, former head basketball coach for Purdue
• Jamie Hyneman, co-host of the television series MythBusters
• Greg Pence, U.S. Representative for Indiana's 6th congressional district, 2019–2025
• Mike Pence, 50th Governor of Indiana 2013–2017, 48th Vice President of the United States 2017-2021^[5]
• Morgan Proffitt, former Professional soccer player for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League.
• Brent Simmons, artistic gymnast
• Tony Stewart, NASCAR driver^[6]
• Chuck Taylor, American basketball player and shoe salesman/evangelist, Chuck Taylor All-Stars

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana
• Conference Indiana
• Columbus, Indiana