The school, which is located one mile northwest of Downtown Toledo, offers two possible degrees: honors or college prep.

Open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, the library features over 8,000 reference, fiction, and non-fiction circulating books, an automated library catalog, daily newspapers, a periodical collection and archives, video/DVD and CD collections, database access, A/V equipment and support, professional education print resources, 17 student computer workstations, and 30 laptop workstations.

Adjacent to the Kress Family Library is the "Moon Room," which contains a piece of lunar rock from the Apollo 11 mission, whose flight director was Gene Kranz, an alumnus of the school.

The exhibit was dedicated on December 6, 2007, and includes the Moon rock, a wide array of wall-sized photographs, scaled-down model rockets, and many books regarding space and history — all of which were donated by Gene Kranz himself.

The annual Sounds of Christmas also takes place inside the Valentine Theatre, where all programs of the musical department perform a holiday concert.

Charles and Diane (Bertling) Gallagher, 1956 and 1958 CCHS graduates, were presented a wooden replica of the bronze dedication plaque that is permanently placed in the Athletic Complex.

The Fighting Irish varsity football team played its first home game at the complex on September 25, 2004, coming away with a homecoming victory.

It was constructed on the site of the existing complex and includes a full press box with hospitality suites that accommodates 120 people.

Mercy Field is home to the Central Catholic High School baseball team, and it opened in the spring of 2012.

It has bleacher seating for 440, dugouts, a two-mound bullpen on each side, a 10-inning scoreboard, a press box with radio and TV booth, and an owner's viewing suite.

[6] Lourdes University, a NAIA Division II program, also takes advantage of Central Catholic's facility, using it for their home games.