Westerville experienced a population boom in the late 1990s, particularly in Genoa Township in the northern part of the school district.

On March 3, 2008, Central hosted President Barack Obama, who was then a candidate in the Democratic Party Presidential primary election.

On March 14, 2016, Central housed presidential candidate John Kasich for a local rally the day before Ohio's Republican primary.

The district hired Firestone Jaros Mullin, Inc./TMP Architecture to execute the project after declaring its proposal the best of those offered.

The school features numerous facilities, including seven athletic fields, a 5,000-seat stadium, an 1800-seat gymnasium, and a state-of-the-art 750-seat auditorium/theatre.

Westerville Central is an OHSAA Division I school that competes in the Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) Ohio Division[3][circular reference] alongside Gahanna Lincoln, Grove City, New Albany, Pickerington North, and Westland.