Henderson County High School (HCHS) is the only

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Henderson County, Kentucky Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The county is located in western Kentucky on the Ohio River across from Evansville, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,793. Its county seat is Henderson. The coun ...

and is among the largest high schools in Kentucky, with nearly 2000 students enrolled in grades 9–12 each year.

History

Henderson County High School was established in 1954, per the merger of various individual high schools outside of the

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city limits. Its first home was at 1707 Second Street in Henderson. It relocated to its current

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on 2424 Zion Road (which is actually farther down the same road as its previous home) in 1969. In 1976, the other high school in Henderson County,

Henderson City High School Henderson City High School existed from 1955 to 1976 in Henderson County, Kentucky. It was the fourth and last building to serve as Henderson High School. The school was called "City High" to distinguish it from ''Henderson County High School'' w ...

, closed, and all of its students moved to Henderson County High School. North Middle School is located on the old High School grounds at 1707 Second Street.

Structure

Currently, the school is divided into four student units that cut across all grade levels; red, green, blue and the career and technical unit which act somewhat as separately functioning high schools. Students from different units can have classes outside their home unit. Each unit has its own set of principals and guidance counselors equipped to meet each student's needs. All the units also share a coordinating principal with overall control for the school. There is also a technology education unit in the school.

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* {{authority control Educational institutions established in 1954 Schools in Henderson County, Kentucky Public high schools in Kentucky 1954 establishments in Kentucky Henderson, Kentucky