Natchez High School

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Natchez High School
Location
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]
Staff36.53 (FTE) [3]
Grades 9th–12th
Enrollment634 (2023–2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio17.36 [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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History

The former location of Natchez High School was at 64 Homochitto Street. Also known as Margaret Martin High School, it was a public high school "for white students-only". [4] [5] It was built in 1927, a few years after the Brumfield School, a K-12 public school for African American students. [4] [5]

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. [6]

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. [7] [8]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Superintendent". Natchez-Adams School District . Retrieved February 24, 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  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 April 27, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Old Natchez High School, 64 Homochitto Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brumfield High School". National Park Service . Retrieved January 10, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  6. ↑ Hillyer, Ben (May 14, 2017). "Sunday focus: One Mississippi school district considers alternative to building new school". Natchez Democrat . Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ Mississippi Department of Education - Office of Research and Statistics Archived 2007-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Allen Brown". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Paige Cothren". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Justin Hamilton". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Charlie Kempinska". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Education and military". Enterprise-Journal. September 13, 1992. p. 5. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Natchez athlete drew all the coaches". The Natchez Democrat. January 11, 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Three women come home to Natchez to be presenters on 2010 NLCC program". The Natchez Democrat. February 21, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Mike Morgan". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  17. ↑ "On Regular Team," Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Oct. 5, 1934; p. 3.
  18. ↑ "Rico Richardson". jsutigers.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  19. ↑ "James Williams". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
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