History
Letcher County Central High School was opened in 2005. The school was built to consolidate the three schools of the district: Fleming-Neon High School, Whitesburg High School, and Letcher High School. is used by students of Letcher County Central. ==Enrollment==
Enrollment
In the 2022–2023 school year, of Letcher Central's 753 students, 1% were of a minority and 63% were economically disadvantaged. 0.2% of the student body were American Indian/Alaskan Native, 1% Black, 0.1% Hispanic, and 98% white. 52% of the student body were male, and 48% female. ==Programs==
Programs
LCC offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses and dual credit classes through local colleges to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level coursework. Vocational classes at the Letcher Co. Area Technology Building provide technical education training. The school also offers programs for students who want to be office workers and peer tutors. ==Extracurricular activities==
Extracurricular activities
Athletics Letcher Central provides 16 sport teams, including the single-sex teams. These include tennis, baseball, volleyball, boys' and girls' soccer, football, cross country, golf, cheerleading, dance, wrestling, girls' and boys' basketball, archery, track & field, and softball. The marching band was also invited to perform at the Kentucky Society of Washington DC's Inaugural Ball on January 19, 2013. The band has received numerous awards, such as a Kennedy Center Honorable Mention, and has participated in prominent parades including the Gubernatorial Parades in Kentucky in 2007 and 2011 and a special parade at Disney World in 2012. Speech team As of 2012, the Letcher Central speech team had been participating in the regional and state competitions for three years. In those years, the team increased in size and in honors received. In 2012, the school had its first state finalist in Humorous Interpretation. Other extracurricular activities and clubs Letcher Central also provides an academic team, choir, student government, Foundations of Education club, yearbook staff, and a drama department ==References==