Forsyth Central High School

Forsyth Central High School is a public high school located in Cumming, Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta. Built in 1955, it was originally known as Forsyth County High School until 1989 when South Forsyth High School opened. It is one of eight high schools in the Forsyth County School District.

Forsyth Central High School
Location
131 Almon C. Hill Drive Cumming , Forsyth , Georgia 30040 United States
Coordinates	34°12′57.4″N 84°8′24.45″W
Information
Former name	Forsyth County High School
Type	Public school
Motto	"Excellence In The Three A’s" Academics, Arts, Athletics
Opened	1955
Status	Open
School district	Forsyth County Schools
NCES District ID	1302220
CEEB code	110920
NCES School ID	130222000956[1]
Principal	Tracey Winkler
Teaching staff	151.30 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,387 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.78[2]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Black, white, and red
Athletics conference	7-AAAAA
Mascot	Bulldog
Newspaper	Central Scene
Feeder schools	Lakeside Middle School Little Mill Middle School Otwell Middle School
Website	Forsyth Central High School
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Student data

Forsyth Central High School has an approximate enrollment of 2,585 (as of the 2019-2020 school year).^[4] Most of its students are White (62.4%), or have Hispanic/Latino (26.0%) origin, with Asian (4.5%) students the third most prominent, and African-American (3.7%) students the fourth. With mixed-race (2.9%) and Native American (0.5%) being fifth and sixth, respectively.^[5] Students are mainly drawn from Lakeside, Little Mill and Otwell Middle Schools.

Forsyth Central High has developed a magnet school status because of its STEM program, high marks on school atmosphere surveys, and its clubs and extra-curricular activities.^{[citation needed]}

Athletics

The school competes in Region 6-AAAA (Area 3 A-AAAAA for lacrosse).^[6] The school has played in the region since 2002, with the exception of the period between fall 2006 and spring 2008, when Central was part of Region 7-AAAAA.^[7][8]

Notable alumni

• Wynn Everett, actress^[9]
• Kelli Giddish, actress^[10]
• Ethan Hankins, professional baseball player^[11]
• Micah Owings, former professional baseball player^[12]
• Glenn Sutko, former professional baseball player^[13]
• Lynn Turner, convicted murderer known as the “Black Widow” ^[14]
• Brian Trapp (Phoenix), American drag performer