Charleston High School (Mississippi)

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Charleston High School
Address
Charleston High School (Mississippi)
310 North Cossar Street

Charleston
,
Tallahatchie
,
Mississippi
38921

United States
Coordinates 34°00′41″N90°02′53″W / 34.011471°N 90.048065°W / 34.011471; -90.048065
Information
Type Public
School district East Tallahatchie School District
PrincipalEric Rice
Teaching staff21.25 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12 [2]
Number of students275 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.94 [1]
Color(s) Black  and  Gold  [3]
Athletics conference MHSAA Region 3, 2A
MascotTiger
Team nameTigers [3]
RivalWest Tallahatchie
Website CHS website

Charleston High School is a public high school in Charleston, Mississippi, United States.

Contents

In addition to Charleston it serves Tippo. [4] [5]

History

In 1999 there was $100,000 spent for a laboratory for biology classes. [6]

The school held its first racially integrated prom in April 2008, [7] which was the subject of the 2008 HBO documentary Prom Night in Mississippi . The documentary focused on the school and the efforts to have a mixed prom instead of segregated proms, with one for whites and the other for blacks.

In 2010, the graduation rate was 68.8%. [8] [9] The school district is considered to be "at risk of failing" by the No Child Left Behind standards. [10]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Charleston High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Charleston High School - Public School".
  3. 1 2 "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  4. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tallahatchie County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Tippo". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ↑ "Local schools to resume classes". Charleston Sun-Sentinel . 1999-07-22. p. 2. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Mississippi School Holds First Interracial Prom. The Bryant Park Project . National Public Radio. 2008-06-11.
  8. ↑ "2010 Accountability Result". Mississippi Department of Education . Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "State report card" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Education . Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "MSReportCard.com - Mississippi Public School Information" . Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  11. ↑ McFerrin, Clay (March 7, 2024). "Charleston's DeAntre Prince excels at NFL Scouting Combine". Charleston Sun-Sentinel .


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