The new 47-acre (19 ha) campus was opened in 1976, at 31st West Avenue and Edison Street,[4] in the portion of northwest Tulsa that is located in Osage County.

The old Central High School building at Sixth and Cincinnati was leased by Public Service Company of Oklahoma ("PSO").

[5][9][10] The former Manual Arts Building at Ninth and Cincinnati is now part of the downtown campus of Tulsa Community College.

[11] Adah Robinson, an art teacher at Tulsa Central for several years in the late 1910s, is credited with the design of the Boston Avenue Methodist Church, an outstanding example of religious Art Deco architecture that is now designated as a National Historic Landmark.

The house was finished by another Robinson student, Joseph R. Koberling, Jr. who also became an important Tulsa architect and later worked on another city landmark, Will Rogers High School.

[19] Isabelle Ronan, who taught at Tulsa Central from 1922 to 1955, became a well-known mentor for students interested in performing arts and broadcasting.

In the words of a 1997 Tulsa World article, The Central High School of that era was known for its superior theater and drama department, a different discipline from "speech" connected with debate or oratory.

The reason: A gifted and inspired teacher named Isabelle Ronan, who had a knack for recognizing students with theatrical talent and desire to perform.

[21][22][23] He also paid tribute to Ronan in a nostalgic 1994 radio broadcast delivered after he had returned to Tulsa for a fundraising banquet.

[35][36] In addition to the Adah Robinson and Isabelle Ronan students mentioned above, other notable persons who attended Tulsa Central include: