Natchez High School

Natchez High School is a public school in Natchez, Mississippi (USA). It is part of the Natchez-Adams School District and serves students in grades nine through twelve.

Natchez High School
Address
319 Seargent Pretiss Dr

Natchez
,
Adams
,
Mississippi
39120

United States
Coordinates31.55122°N 91.36831°W / 31.55122; -91.36831
Information
School typePublic, Secondary
MottoDestined to Rise and Determined to Succeed
Established1927
School districtNatchez-Adams School District
SuperintendentFred Butcher [1]
PrincipalEric Jackson[2]
Staff38.28 (FTE)[3]
Grades9th–12th
Enrollment576 (2017-18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio15.05[3]
Color(s)blue and gold   
MascotBulldogs
Websitewww.natchezadamsschooldistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1465316&type=d&pREC_ID=1621689

About

In 2005, it had 1358 students and 73 teachers. 88% of the students were African-American and the remainder were white.

As of 2017 the school district is considering building a new campus for the high school and converting the former campus into a middle school.[4]

Demographics

There were a total of 1169 students enrolled in Natchez High during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the school was 52% female and 48% male. The racial makeup of the school was 90.4% black, 9.3% white, and 0.3% Hispanic.[5][6]

History

The former location of Natchez High School was at 64 Homochitto Street, it also known as Margaret Martin High School, and it was a public high school "for white students-only".[7][8] It was built in 1927, a few years after the Brumfield School, a public school for African American students.[7][8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Superintendent". Natchez-Adams School District. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  2. "Message from the Principal – Natchez High School – Natchez-Adams School District". www.natchezadamsschooldistrict.org. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. "NATCHEZ HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  4. Hillyer, Ben (2017-05-14). "Sunday focus: One Mississippi school district considers alternative to building new school". Natchez Democrat. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  5. Mississippi Department of Education - Office of Research and Statistics Archived 2007-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "South Delta School District" (PDF). Standard & Poor's Observations. SchoolMatters.com. Winter 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  7. "Old Natchez High School, 64 Homochitto Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  8. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brumfield High School". National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  9. "Allen Brown". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  10. "Paige Cothren". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  11. "Justin Hamilton". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  12. "Charlie Kempinska". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  13. "Education and military". Enterprise-Journal. September 13, 1992. p. 5. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Natchez athlete drew all the coaches". The Natchez Democrat. January 11, 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  15. "Three women come home to Natchez to be presenters on 2010 NLCC program". The Natchez Democrat. February 21, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  16. "Mike Morgan". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  17. "On Regular Team," Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Oct. 5, 1934; p. 3.
  18. "Rico Richardson". jsutigers.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  19. "James Williams". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.



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