Lincoln-Way Central High School
| Lincoln-Way Central High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
1801 E. Lincoln Highway , , 60451 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°30′50″N 87°55′47″W / 41.5138°N 87.9298°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | "Once a Knight, Always a Knight" |
| Established | 1954 (9–12) LW H.S. 1977 (11–12) LW H.S.-Central 2001 (9–12) LWC H.S. |
| School district | Lincoln-Way Community H.S. District 210 |
| Superintendent | Scott Tingley |
| Principal | Beth McNamara |
| Teaching staff | 136.30 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 2,017 (2023–2024) |
| • Grade 9 | 498 students |
| • Grade 10 | 538 students |
| • Grade 11 | 469 students |
| • Grade 12 | 512 students |
| Average class size | 22 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.80 |
| Campus size | 70 acres |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Red Black |
| Fight song | "Lincoln-Way Loyalty" |
| Athletics conference | Southwest Suburban |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Team name | Knights |
| Accreditation | Illinois State Board of Education |
| Newspaper | The Knight Times |
| Yearbook | Aegis |
| Website | lw210 |
Lincoln-Way Central High School, LWC, or Central is a public four-year high school about 3.5 miles south of Interstate 80 near the intersection of Schoolhouse Road and Lincoln Highway in New Lenox, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the original school of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, which also includes Lincoln-Way East High School and Lincoln-Way West High School. Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way West are located in New Lenox, and Lincoln-Way East is located in Frankfort. Effective since the 2016–2017 school year, Lincoln-Way North High School, in Frankfort Square, closed due to financial troubles and the district is now a three-school district. District 210 offices are located at Lincoln-Way Central.