Natchez High School
Address
319 Seargent Pretiss Dr

Natchez
,
Adams
,
Mississippi
39120

United States
Coordinates31°33′04″N 91°22′06″W / 31.55122°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

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.

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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Old Natchez High School, 64 Homochitto Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  8. 1 2 "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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