Summary:
ZIP code 47710 in Evansville, Indiana, has two public high schools serving grades 9–12: Central High School and New Technical Institute, both in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. Together they enroll 1,351 students; Central is much larger with 1,087 students, while New Technical Institute has 264. The district is rated 258th of 374, at the 31st percentile with 2 stars, yet both schools rank in the top 16% of Indiana high schools in 2025–26.
New Technical Institute is the stronger performer over the three-year rank history and on current outcomes. It ranks 48th of 415 in 2025–26—88th percentile, 4 stars—after 39th of 429 in 2024–25 and 39th of 432 in 2023–24, both 91st percentile, 5 stars. Its 98.0% graduation rate is above Central’s 86.8%, the district’s 88.3%, and the state’s 89.7%; its chronic absenteeism is 16.4%, below Central’s 27.4% and the district’s 21.5%, and essentially at the state’s 16.7%. Central’s big improvement is notable: its rank rose from 159th of 429 (63rd percentile, 3 stars) to 66th of 415 (84th percentile, 4 stars), with SAT reading rising from 48.31 to 56.05, SAT math from 22.03 to 35.43, and Biology from 53.97 to 57.51.
In 2025–26, the schools are nearly tied in SAT math, 35.43 vs. 35.48, and Biology, 57.51 vs. 57.14, but New Technical Institute leads in SAT reading, 62.90 vs. 56.05. Both exceed district and state in current SAT reading and math; state reading is 51.9 and math 25.6, while district reading is 46.87 and math 22.76. Central has a lower student-teacher ratio, 14.2 vs. 17.3, and spends more per student, $12,495 vs. $11,435; its free/reduced lunch rate is 45.17% vs. 39.02%. For parents, New Technical Institute has the stronger track record and better graduation and absenteeism results, while Central is much larger and made a major 2025–26 jump, closing most gaps in math and biology but still trailing in reading, graduation, and absenteeism.
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