Elkhart Central is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association and the Northern Indiana Conference. With aprox. 1800 students, we are classified as a 5A school for football tournament pairings, and 4A for other state tournament competition. Elkhart Central offers competition in 21 sport activities. Within these 21 activities there are 21 varsity teams, 21 junior varsity teams, and 6 freshman teams for competition.