Florence High School (Mississippi)

Florence High School
Address
232 Highway 469 North Florence , Rankin County , Mississippi 39073 United States
Information
Motto	Where Every Eagle Soars / "Eagle PRIDE"
School district	Rankin County School District
Superintendent	Scott Rimes [1]
Principal	Keith Reed [2]
Faculty	47.47 (FTE) [3]
Enrollment	741 (2023-2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	15.61 [3]
Color(s)	Black and red
Mascot	Eagle
Website	fhs.rcsd.ms

Florence High School is a public high school located in Florence, Mississippi, United States. It serves the city of Florence, the communities of Cleary, King, Monterey, and the surrounding areas to the Pearl River. It is a 5A school in the Mississippi High School Activities Association. It frequently fluctuates between a 4 and 5 rating, making it a successful high school in the Rankin County School District.^{[ citation needed ]}

Staff

The principal of Florence High School is Keith Reed. ^[4]

Extracurricular Activities

Athletics at Florence High School include Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Dance, Football, Golf, Powerlifting, Soccer, Softball (Fast-Pitch), Softball (Slow-Pitch), Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, and JROTC. The school also has a Band, The Big Red Band, and offers a Student Council and Student Tech Team.

Notable alumni

• Tate Reeves (Class of 1992), Governor of Mississippi and former state treasurer.

References

1. "Rankin County Schools". Rankin County School District. Archived from the original on August 4, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
2. "Administration". Rankin County School District . Retrieved March 23, 2009.
3. "FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
4. "Faculty & Staff - Florence High School".

External links

• Official website
• https://fhs.rcsd.ms/faculty-staff
• https://fhs.rcsd.ms/activities/big-red-band/band-staff

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