Pontiac Central High School was one of two public high schools in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. It had been an accredited high school from September 4, 1849, until its closing on June 12, 2009. By December 2008 administrators had plans to consolidate it with Pontiac Northern High School to form Pontiac High School. Until 1958, the school was known as Pontiac High School; it took on its final name upon the opening of Pontiac Northern High School, where the current Pontiac High School stands. The final incarnation of Pontiac Central, a precast concrete building, was built in 1972, replacing a brick building built in 1913.

Notable alumni

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stadium. Owner and Publisher of the former Pontiac Times Newspaper. *

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- played basketball for Michigan State University, previous Director of Athletics at Pontiac Central High School. *

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in 110 meter hurdles

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at the 1964 Summer Olympics,

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. * Michael Mallory - writer *

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Schools in Pontiac, Michigan Educational institutions established in 1849 Educational institutions disestablished in 2009 Defunct schools in Michigan High schools in Oakland County, Michigan 1849 establishments in Michigan {{Michigan-school-stub