[EKUAlum05]

How it is they never seem to get enough males to take them into a 5a or 6a.

What is it about Central that makes it a "magnet." It has some of the lowest ACT scores in the state. It is in a dangerous part of Louisville. The streets around it are not safe. Sounds like they work pretty hard at keeping that male enrollment tamped down so they can play in 3A and get a trophy every year.

When I worked in Louisville I spent an extensive amount of time in that area of Louisville.

Some of the nicest people I ever encountered in the city of Louisville were in the 2 mile radius of Central H.S.

During the day I never felt unsafe or threatened a single moment... I can't speak for being there at night, as I was back to my office by that point, but I will say without hesitation that having worked extensively in the majority of Jefferson County during my time that the area close to Central was one of my Top 3 or 4 areas to work. FWIW, the other areas I enjoyed the most were Anchorage, St. Matthews, Jeffersontown, and Old Louisville (mainly because I loved being able to get Dizzy Whizz for lunch form time to time)

I felt worried/threatened the most when I was in Shively, Grade Lane (industrial area south of airport), and several parts of the West End.

I found the majority of people around Central were people who had owned their businesses for years and took great pride in their work and community. Several mentioned they moved away from areas of the West End to that immediate area because even a few miles made all the difference in the world.