Presidents of Central High School
- Alexander Dallas Bache, LL.D. – 1839–1842
- John Seely Hart, LL.D. – 1842–1858
- Nicholas Harper Maguire, A.M. – 1858–1866
- George Inman Riché, A.M. – 1866–1886 (19th Class)
- Franklin Taylor, M.D. – 1886–1888
- Henry Clark Johnson, A.M., LL.B. – 1888–1893
- Robert Ellis Thompson, A.M., Ph.D., D.D., LL.D. – 1894–1920
- John Louis Haney, A.M., Ph.D., LL.D. – 1920–1943 (100th Class)
- William Hafner Cornog, A.M., L.H.D., Ph.D. – 1943–1955 (146th Class)
- Elmer Field, B.S., M.S., Ed.D. – 1955–1962 (122nd Class)
- William H. Gregory, B.S., Ed.M. – 1962–1969
- Howard Carlisle, B.S., A.M., Ed.D. – 1969–1983 (162nd Class)
- Sheldon S. Pavel, A.B., Ed.M, Ed.D. – 1984–2012
- Timothy J. McKenna, B.S., Ed. M. – 2012–present
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