Wilcox Central High School
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| Wilcox Central High School | |
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 The main entrance to Wilcox Central High School | |
| Location | |
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1310 Threadgill Rd 36726 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°0′26″N 87°19′21″W / 32.00722°N 87.32250°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| School district | Wilcox County School District |
| CEEB code | 010570 |
| NCES School ID | 010351001780[1] |
| Teaching staff | 19.24 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 352 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.30[1] |
| Colors | Red, white, and blue |
| Mascot | Jaguar |
| Website | www |
Wilcox Central High School (WCHS or Wilcox), is a public high school in Camden, Alabama. Part of the Wilcox County School District, it serves as the only public high school in Wilcox County.[1] More than 600 students were enrolled for the 2010–2011 school year.[1] The student body is predominantly African American.[2] Many white students in the area attend Wilcox Academy.Wilcox Central open doors with the first graduating class in 1990. Converting Wilcox County High, PineHill High & W. J. Jones High School. The Wilcox Central Alumni nicknamed the School "the Jungle" because of the Jaguar Mascot.
Jaguars are the school.mascot and sports include: varsity/junior varsity girls and boys basketball, varsity boys baseball, varsity girls softball, and varsity boys football. The Wilcox-Central varsity boys basketball has won 2 past 5A State Championships in 2000 and 2003. They also have a state title in 1985 and one from the early years of the 20 and 30s. In the 2006-07 year Wilcox lost to John Carroll 49–44 in State Regional semifinals. Then in 2007-08 lost to Parker High School also in the State Regional semifinals in Montgomery.
