Natchez High School

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Natchez High School
Address
Natchez High School
319 Seargent Pretiss Dr

Natchez
,
Adams
,
Mississippi
39120

United States
Coordinates 31°33′04″N91°22′06″W / 31.55122°N 91.36831°W / 31.55122; -91.36831
Information
School type Public, Secondary
MottoDestined to Rise and Determined to Succeed
Established1927
School district Natchez-Adams School District
SuperintendentZandra McDonald [1]
PrincipalAngela Reynolds [2]
Staff42.50 (FTE) [3]
Grades 9th–12th
Enrollment665 (2022–2023) [3]
Student to teacher ratio15.65 [3]
Color(s)blue and gold   
MascotBulldogs
Website www.natchezadamsschooldistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1465316&type=d&pREC_ID=1621689

Natchez High School is a public school in Natchez, Mississippi (USA). It is part of the Natchez-Adams School District and serves students in grades nine through twelve.

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About

In 2005, it had 1,358 students and 73 teachers. 88% of the students were African-American and the remainder were white.

As of 2017, the school district is considering building a new campus for the high school and converting the former campus into a middle school. [4]

Demographics

There were a total of 1,169 students enrolled in Natchez High 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 90.4% black, 9.3% white, and 0.3% Hispanic. [5] [6]

History

The former location of Natchez High School was at 64 Homochitto Street, it also known as Margaret Martin High School, and it was a public high school "for white students-only". [7] [8] It was built in 1927, a few years after the Brumfield School, a public school for African American students. [7] [8]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ↑ "Message from the Principal – Natchez High School – Natchez-Adams School District". www.natchezadamsschooldistrict.org. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "NATCHEZ HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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  6. ↑ "South Delta School District" (PDF). Standard & Poor's Observations. SchoolMatters.com. Winter 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
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