Schools in Floyd County were beginning to become overcrowded as a result of population growth.

Around 9,800 pupils were anticipated to enroll on the first day of classes in New Albany Floyd County Schools in 1961, an increase of 200 students over the previous year.

A planetarium, computer laboratories, a media center, a radio/TV studio, two gymnasia, an auditorium, an ROTC building, a small theater and a restaurant with outdoor seating are all included in the 8 acres (3.2 ha) that make up the building.

The campus's total site area is 97.25 acres (39.36 ha) including the Les Wright Athletic Complex, which also houses the Ron Weigleb Football Stadium, two soccer fields, two softball courts, two baseball diamonds, practice fields and concession areas.

[7] The Floyd Central Dazzlers won two national championship titles one in Pom and one in Hip-hop in 2023.

[8] It has also received four invitations to represent Indiana at The International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.

[9] In the 2017–2018 school year, the theatre program was asked by The Walt Disney Company to produce a demo version of the hit Broadway musical Newsies to see how it could make the Broadway play work for a high school production.

In August 2023, orchestra teacher Doug Elmore was named the winner of a $10,000 Barry Manilow Music Project contest.

Elmore will also receive VIP tickets to Manilow's concert 21 August at the KFC Yum!