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Leflore County High School | |
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401 Lakeside Drive , 38941 United States | |
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Type | Public High School [1] |
School district | Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District (2019-) Leflore County School District (-2019) |
Principal | Raymond Russell |
Staff | 30.98 (FTE) [2] |
Grades | 7–12 |
Enrollment | 325 (2017–18) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.49 [2] |
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Mascot | Tiger |
Website | lh |
Leflore County High School or LCHS is a public high school in Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States. It is a part of the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.
Previously the school was in the Leflore County School District. On July 1, 2019, the Leflore County and Greenwood districts consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District. [3]
Sherrod Gideon coached the football team. [4] [5]
Leflore County High is located in the small rural town of Itta Bena, Mississippi in Leflore County on Lakeside Drive. On campus, Leflore County Elementary, which serves pre-K through 6th grade, is in back the high school.
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