[6] The school is home to a new Career Technology Center, consisting of the business, vocational, and agriculture classrooms.

The school is home to a Freshman Academy, a large Honors Program, and several Advanced Placement courses.

In addition, several dual-credit classes are offered, giving students the chance to earn college credit while in high school.

Johnson Central High School is well known for its football, basketball, baseball, wrestling, Future Problem Solving and academic teams.

In addition, it hosts several successful clubs including FFA, FBLA, DECA, HOSA, FCCLA, Beta, SkillsUSA, STLP, and FEA.

The wrestling team under coach Jim Matney won its 13th consecutive Regional championships in a row in 2021.