Natchez High School is a public high school in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Natchez-Adams School District and serves students in grades nine through twelve.
| Natchez High School | |
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| Location | |
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323 Seargent S. Prentiss Drive Natchez , Adams , Mississippi 39120 United States | |
| 31°33′04″N 91°22′06″W / 31.55122°N 91.36831°W | |
| Information | |
| Former names | Margaret Martin High School |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Motto | Destined to Rise and Determined to Succeed |
| Established | 1927 |
School district | Natchez-Adams School District |
NCES District ID | 2803030[1] |
| Superintendent | Zandra McDonald[2] |
School code | MS-0130-0130044 |
| CEEB code | 252102 |
NCES School ID | 280303000608[3] |
Principal | Angela Reynolds[4] |
| Faculty | 49.97 (on an FTE basis)[3] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 606[3] (2024–2025) |
| • Grade 9 | 155 |
| • Grade 10 | 164 |
| • Grade 11 | 160 |
| • Grade 12 | 127 |
Student to teacher ratio | 1:12.13[3] |
Campus type | Rural, fringe[3] |
| Colors | blue and gold |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Website | www |
History
editThe 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".[5][6] It was built in 1927, a few years after the Brumfield School, a K-12 public school for African American students.[5][6]
Admissions
editThere were 606 students enrolled at Natchez High during the 2024–25 school year.[3] The gender makeup of the school was 51% female and 49% male.[3] The racial makeup of the school was 88.6% Black, 5.8% white, and 0.5% Hispanic.[3]
In 2005, it had 1,358 students and 73 teachers. 88% of the students were African-American, and the remainder were white.
There were 1,169 students enrolled at 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]
Campus
editNotable alumni
edit- Allen Brown, former NFL player[10]
- Paige Cothren, former NFL player[11]
- Terry W. Gee, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992
- Justin Hamilton, NFL player[12]
- Charlie Kempinska, former NFL player[13]
- Bob Dearing, member of the Mississippi Senate[14]
- Perry Lee Dunn, former NFL player[15]
- Lynda Lee Mead, Miss America 1960[16]
- Mike Morgan, former NFL player[17]
- James "Buster" Poole (1915–1994), NFL football player[18]
- Rico Richardson, former NFL player[19]
- James Williams, former NFL player[20]
References
edit- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Natchez-Adams School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Superintendent". www.natchezadamsschooldistrict.org. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public Schools - Natchez High School (280303000608)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Message from the Principal – Natchez High School – Natchez-Adams School District". www.natchezadamsschooldistrict.org. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- 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.
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brumfield High School". National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2023. With accompanying pictures
- ↑ Mississippi Department of Education - Office of Research and Statistics Archived 2007-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Hillyer, Ben (May 14, 2017). "Sunday focus: One Mississippi school district considers alternative to building new school". Natchez Democrat. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Allen Brown". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Paige Cothren". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Justin Hamilton". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Charlie Kempinska". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Education and military". Enterprise-Journal. September 13, 1992. p. 5. Retrieved August 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Natchez athlete drew all the coaches". The Natchez Democrat. January 11, 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Three women come home to Natchez to be presenters on 2010 NLCC program". The Natchez Democrat. February 21, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Mike Morgan". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ↑ "On Regular Team," Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Oct. 5, 1934; p. 3.
- ↑ "Rico Richardson". jsutigers.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ "James Williams". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
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