Crown Point High School

Crown Point High School (CPHS) is a 9-12 public school located in Crown Point, Indiana, United States. It is the only high school in the Crown Point Community School Corporation.

Crown Point High School
Location
1500 S Main Street Crown Point , Lake County , Indiana 46307 United States
Coordinates	41°23′23″N 87°21′38″W
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Crown Point Community School Corporation
Superintendent	Todd Terrill
Principal	Russ Marcinek[1]
Teaching staff	143.77 (on a FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	2,998 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	20.85[2]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Duneland Athletic Conference
Team name	Bulldogs
Rivals	Mainly: Lake Central High School Merrillville High School Portage High School Others: Andrean High School Fishers High School Lowell High School[3]
Accreditation	AdvancED
Newspaper	Inklings
Feeder schools	Taft Middle School John Wheeler Middle School
Website	www.cps.k12.in.us/Page/372

Academics

CPHS is accredited by AdvancED.^[4] For the 2021–2022 school year, Crown Point was ranked 2,059 nationally and 26 in Indiana in U.S. News & World Report's annual school rankings.^[5]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,942 students enrolled in the 2021–2022 school year was as follows:

• Male - 50.4%
• Female - 49.6%
• Native American - 0.2%
• Asian/Pacific islander - 3.0%
• Black - 3.16%
• Hispanic - 14.24%
• White - 76.2%
• Multiracial - 3.16%

19.1% of students were eligible for free or reduced cost lunch.^[6]

Athletics

The Crown Point Bulldogs compete in the Duneland Athletic Conference. The school colors are red and white. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered:^[7]

• American football (boys')
• Baseball (boys')
• Basketball (boys' and girls')
  • Girls state champions - 1984, 1985, 2021 (4A)^[8]
• Cross country (boys' and girls')
• Golf (boys' and girls')
• Gymnastics (girls')
  • State champions - 2022
• Soccer (boys' and girls')
  • Boys state champions - 2011 (2A), 2013 (2A)^[8]
• Softball (girls')
  • State champions - 2017, 2025 (4A)^[8]
• Swimming (boys' and girls')
• Tennis (boys' and girls')
  • Boys state champions - 1972^[8]
• Track (boys' and girls')
• Volleyball (boys and girls')
• Wrestling (boys')
  • State champions - 2009, 2022,^[8] 2023

Notable alumni

• Spike Albrecht - former player for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball and Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball teams
• Austin Holloway - actor
• Bay Kurtz - Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer player
• Tre Manchester - film producer and director^[9]
• Dan Plesac - former professional baseball player, baseball analyst on MLB Network
• Zach Plesac - pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians
• Jerry L. Ross - astronaut^[10]
• Geoffrey G. Slaughter - Indiana Supreme Court justice^[11]
• Sasha Stefanovic - former Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball guard

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana