Mattie T. Blount High School

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Mattie T. Blount High School
Location
Mattie T. Blount High School
5450 Lott Rd

Eight Mile, Alabama
36613

United States
Coordinates 30°46′46″N88°10′44″W / 30.77953°N 88.17893°W / 30.77953; -88.17893
Information
Type Public
School district Mobile County Public School System
SuperintendentChresal Threadgill
CEEB code 012233
PrincipalCollin Jerome Woods
Teaching staff59.00 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,105 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.73 [1]
Color(s)Purple and white
  
Nickname Leopards
Website blountmcpssal.schoolinsites.com

Mattie Thomas Blount High School is one of 16 high schools in the Mobile County Public School System. It is located in Eight Mile and in unincorporated Mobile County, Alabama. [2]

Contents

It serves portions of Prichard. [3] [4] It is named for administrator Mattie Thomas Blount. As of 2022, 96 percent of the student body is African American. [5] It had about 1,160 students. [6] The school colors are purple and white and leopards are the mascot. [7] It has won several championships in football and several players have gone on to the NFL. [8] [9]

Feeder patterns

The following middle schools feed into Blount High School :

Portions of the attendance zone:

Athletics

Blount's athletic teams plays in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A Region One. The nickname for the athletic teams is the "Leopards".

In 2022, members of the football team were getting baptized together and the team was receiving visits from a local pastor. [10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mattie T Blount High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ Home. Blount High School. Retrieved October 22, 2010. "5450 Lott Rd. Eight Mile, AL 36613."
  3. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Prichard city, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 29, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
  4. ↑ See also: "Blount High School Attendance Zone." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ratings. Mattie T Blount High School". US News. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Mattie T Blount High School".
  7. ↑ "Blount (Eight Mile, AL) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more".
  8. ↑ "Alabama High School Football History".
  9. ↑ "Mattie T. Blount (Prichard, AL) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  10. ↑ "Blount High School football players baptized together as a team".
  11. ↑ "Derrick Burroughs Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  12. ↑ "James Evans Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  13. ↑ Thomas, Ben (December 3, 2019). "Blount 5-star 2021 defensive tackle Lee Hunter commits to Auburn". AL.com .
  14. ↑ "Alonzo Johnson Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Karl Powe Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Sims Stokes Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Kadarius Toney Profile" . Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Sherman Williams Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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