Lincoln-Way Central High School

Lincoln-Way Central High School
Address

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60451

United States
Coordinates41°30′50″N 87°55′47″W / 41.5138°N 87.9298°W / 41.5138; -87.9298
Information
School typePublic Secondary
Motto"Once a Knight,
Always a Knight"
Established1954 (9–12) LW H.S.
1977 (11–12) LW H.S.-Central
2001 (9–12) LWC H.S.
School districtLincoln-Way Community H.S.
District 210
SuperintendentScott Tingley
PrincipalBeth McNamara
Teaching staff136.30 (on an FTE basis)
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment2,017 (2023–2024)
  Grade 9498 students
  Grade 10538 students
  Grade 11469 students
  Grade 12512 students
Average class size22
Student to teacher ratio14.80
Campus size70 acres
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Red
  Black
Fight song"Lincoln-Way Loyalty"
Athletics conferenceSouthwest Suburban
MascotKnight
Team nameKnights
AccreditationIllinois State Board of Education
NewspaperThe Knight Times
YearbookAegis
Websitelw210.org/central

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.