Miami High School (Arizona)

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Miami Junior/Senior High School
Home of the Vandals
Address
4739 E. Ragus Road

Miami, Arizona
85539

United States
Information
School typePublic high school
Established1916 (1916)
School districtMiami Unified School District
CEEB code030225
PrincipalShawn Pietila
Teaching staff18.84 (FTE)[1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment440 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.35[1]
Color(s)Kelly green and white
MascotVandal
Websitewww.miamiusd40.org/..

Miami High School (also known as Miami Junior/Senior High School) is located in the town of Miami, Arizona. It is the only high school in the Miami Unified School District, which also includes two elementary schools. It serves the communities of Miami, Claypool, and Central Heights-Midland City.

History

The high school opened in 1916 in this small mining town. From 1925 to 1934, it housed grades 7 through 12, and it housed just grades 10 through 12 through 1937. Up until 1999 Miami High School housed the district preschool and grades 9–12. In 1999, in order to cut costs, the separate middle school, Lee Kornegay Middle School, was folded back into the high school for the first time in 75 years, returning the school to its current 7-12 grade range.

Enrollment before the Baby Boom averaged 400 students. In 1967, it reached its all-time enrollment high, 801 students, and it did not go below 700 for another decade. Enrollment has mostly declined since.[2]

Sports

Miami's mascot is the Vandals. The major rivalry this school has is with nearby Globe High School; the schools' football teams play for the "Copper Kettle" trophy.

References
  1. "Miami Junior Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. http://www.aiaonline.org/story/uploads/schools_as_of_9_3__1118250409.pdf
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