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.

About

In 2005, it had 1358 students and 73 teachers. 88% of the students were African-American and the remainder were white.

Natchez High School

the school district is considering building a new campus for the high school and converting the former campus into a middle school.

Natchez High School

Demographics

There were a total of 1169 students enrolled in Natchez High during the 2006–2007 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.

Natchez High School

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". It was built in 1927, a few years after the Brumfield School, a public school for African American students.

Notable alumni

Allen Brown, former NFL player

Paige Cothren, former NFL player

Terry W. Gee, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992

Justin Hamilton, NFL player

Charlie Kempinska, former NFL player

Bob Dearing, member of the Mississippi Senate

Perry Lee Dunn, former NFL player

Lynda Lee Mead, Miss America 1960

Mike Morgan, former NFL player

James "Buster" Poole (1915–1994), NFL football player

Rico Richardson, former NFL player

James Williams, former NFL player

References

External links

publicschoolreview.com

Schools in Adams County, Mississippi

Public high schools in Mississippi

Buildings and structures in Natchez, Mississippi