Hinds County Agricultural High School or Hinds Agricultural High School (HAHS) was a public secondary school in unincorporatedHinds County, Mississippi, United States, south of Utica.[1] It was located on the Utica campus of Hinds Community College until its 2014 closure. Hinds County AHS was one of three independently functioning agricultural high schools in the state of Mississippi.
The community college district operated the high school.[2]
History
In 2012 the Mississippi Board of Education published a report recommending the closure of Hinds AHS. Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, the report's author, stated that enrollment was declining at Hinds, that it had among the lowest levels of academic performance, and that it no longer had a focus on agriculture.[2]
Hinds AHS closed on July 1, 2014. According to state law, its real property was to be given to Hinds Community College and its personal property was to be given to the Hinds County School District.[3] On July 1, 2015, its property was transferred to the Hinds County School District.[4]
Athletics
In 2014 the boys' track team won the third Class 1A championship of the MHSAA; this occurred just prior to the disestablishment of the school.[5]
Demographics
2006–07 school year
There were a total of 222 students enrolled at Hinds County Agricultural High School during the 2006–07 school year. The gender makeup of the school was 52% female and 48% male. The racial makeup of the school was 99.55% African American and 0.45% White.[6] 78.2% of the school's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[7]
↑ "Utica Map"(PDF). Hinds Community College. September 3, 2006. Archived from the original(PDF) on September 3, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2020. - The map shows the location of the high school buildings. - Address from: "Contact Us". Hinds County Agricultural High School. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on May 14, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2020. Hinds County Agricultural High School Miss. Highway 18, Hinds AHS P.O. Box 1089 Utica, MS 39175-0089 - College address: "Utica 34175 Miss. 18 West Utica, MS 39175-9599" - Compare to: "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Utica town, MS"(PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2020. - The college campus, including the high school buildings, is not in the Utica city limits.
↑ "2007 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original(PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
↑ "2006 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original(PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2007.
↑ "2005 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2007.
↑ "2004 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2007.
↑ "2003 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2007.
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