Crown Point High School
Public high school in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, United States
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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 | |
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1500 S Main Street , , 46307 | |
| 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] |
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| Athletics conference | Duneland Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Bulldogs |
| Rivals | Mainly: Lake Central High School Merrillville High School Portage High School Others: Andrean High School Lowell High School[3] |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Newspaper | Inklings |
| Feeder schools | Taft Middle School John Wheeler Middle School |
| Website | www |
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Academics
CPHS is accredited by AdvancED.[4] For the 2023–24 school year, Crown Point was ranked 2,054 nationally and 32 in Indiana in U.S. News & World Report's annual school rankings.[5]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,798 students enrolled in the 2021–2022 school year was as follows:
- Male - 52%
- Female - 48%
- Native American - 0.2%
- Asian/Pacific islander - 0%
- Black - 4.7%
- Hispanic - 15.8%
- White - 72.7%
- Multiracial - 3.16%
18% 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
- Lacrosse (boys’ and girls’)
- 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
- Karsen Henderlong - professional 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