West Tallahatchie High School | |
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2104 High School Road 38966 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°56′55″N90°21′07″W / 33.9487°N 90.3519°W |
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Type | Public high school |
School district | West Tallahatchie School District |
Superintendent | Sherry Ellington |
Principal | Shirlaurence Fair |
Teaching staff | 28.32 (2021–22) [1] |
Grades | 7–12 |
Enrollment | 274 (2021–22) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 9.68 (2021–22) [1] |
Color(s) | Green and white [2] |
Team name | Mighty Choctaws |
Website | www |
West Tallahatchie High School (WTHS) is a public high school in unincorporated Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, near Webb. [3] A part of the West Tallahatchie School District, its nickname is "West Tally". [4]
In addition to Webb, the district also serves the communities of Tutwiler, Sumner, and Glendora. [5] Additionally, it includes the unincorporated areas of Brazil, [4] Philipp, [6] and Vance. [4] The parts of the Mintner City area in Tallahatchie County are in the West Tallahatchie district. [5] [7]
Students matriculate from R. H. Bearden Elementary School.
Groundbreaking for the new school, which was to include an apartment block and two houses to serve as residences for teachers, was held on June 24, 1949. Initially the cost was to be $500,000. [8] It had a price tag of $650,000. [9] Construction for a "West Tallahatchie high school district building" consolidating smaller schools was announced in 1949. [10] It combined the Webb-Swan Lake, Tutwiler, and Sumner high schools. At the time, the Blue Lake, Brazil, Glendora, and Philipp areas were in separate school districts, paying tuition to attend West Tallahatchie High. [8]
In 1988 it had grades 9-12 and its anticipated 1988 enrollment was 430-450 students. [11] For years it operates as an 8-12 school until it became 7–12 in 1997, with 7th graders coming from R.H. Bearden School (formerly West District Middle School). The district added eight classrooms to the northern part of the building so it can hold 7th graders. [12] Two restrooms were also part of the addition, which had a total of 7,500 square feet (700 m2) of space. [13]
In November 1997 it had 513 students. [14]
Otis Anthony Sr. served as principal for two years. [15]
It is on U.S. Highway 49 East, between Webb and Sumner. [8]
Tallahatchie County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,715. Its county seats are Charleston and Sumner.
Glendora is a village in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.
Sumner is a town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The population was 407 at the 2000 census. Sumner is one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County. It is located on the west side of the county and the Tallahatchie River, which runs through the county north–south. The other county seat is Charleston, located east of the river. Charleston was the first county seat, as settlement came from the east, and it is the larger of the two towns.
Tutwiler is a town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 3,550.
Webb is a town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The population was 565 at the 2010 census.
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Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility (TCCF) is a private prison for men, authorized by the Tallahatchie County Correctional Authority and operated by CoreCivic, formerly the Corrections Corporation of America on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The maximum-security facility is located in unincorporated Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, near Tutwiler in the Mississippi Delta. Since its opening with 352 prisoners, the prison has expanded capacity nearly ninefold, holding 2672 inmates by October 2008. It has housed inmates from Wisconsin, Colorado, Hawaii, Wyoming, Vermont, and California, in addition to prisoners from Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. In 2010 the facility served as a county jail and also housed more than 1,000 prisoners from California. Since 2013, it has not held Mississippi state prisoners.
R. H. Bearden Elementary School is a public elementary school in unincorporated Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, near Sumner. It is a part of the West Tallahatchie School District.
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West Tallahatchie High School 2104 High School Road Webb, MS 38966- Compare to the map of the city of Webb and it is apparent the school is outside of the city limits.