Yazoo City High School | |
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Address | |
1825 Martin Luther King Drive , 39194 | |
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Type | Public |
School district | Mississippi Achievement School District |
Principal | Dr. Sharon Brown (2024–present) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | approx. 600 |
Website | yazoocityhigh |
Yazoo City High School is a public high school in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It is within the Mississippi Achievement School District.
As of 2024 [update] its enrollment is about 600 pupils.
Like most public schools in Mississippi, Yazoo City High School was segregated until the 1960s. Yazoo City High School was historically an all-white school, while Blacks attended Yazoo High School #2.
Yazoo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,743. The county seat is Yazoo City. It is named for the Yazoo River, which forms its western border. Its name is said to come from a Choctaw language word meaning "River of Death".
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