Charleston High School (Mississippi)

Charleston High School
Address
Map
310 North Cossar Street

Charleston
,
Tallahatchie
,
Mississippi
38921

United States
Coordinates34°00′41″N 90°02′53″W / 34.011471°N 90.048065°W / 34.011471; -90.048065
Information
TypePublic
School districtEast Tallahatchie School District
PrincipalEric Rice
Teaching staff23.75 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9–12[1]
Number of students272 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio11.45[2]
Color(s) Black  and  Gold [3]
Athletics conferenceMHSAA Region 3, 2A
MascotTiger
Team nameTigers[3]
RivalWest Tallahatchie
WebsiteCHS website

Charleston High School is a public high school in Charleston, Mississippi, United States.

In addition to Charleston it serves Tippo.[4][5]

History

In 1999 there was $100,000 spent for a laboratory for biology classes.[6]

The school held its first racially integrated prom in April 2008,[7] which was the subject of the 2008 HBO documentary Prom Night in Mississippi. The documentary focused on the school and the efforts to have a mixed prom instead of segregated proms, with one for whites and the other for blacks.

In 2010, the graduation rate was 68.8%.[8][9] The school district is considered to be "at risk of failing" by the No Child Left Behind standards.[10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Charleston High School - Public School".
  2. ^ a b c "Charleston High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tallahatchie County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ "Tippo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ^ "Local schools to resume classes". Charleston Sun-Sentinel. 1999-07-22. p. 2. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Mississippi School Holds First Interracial Prom. The Bryant Park Project. National Public Radio. 2008-06-11.
  8. ^ "2010 Accountability Result". Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  9. ^ "State report card" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  10. ^ "MSReportCard.com - Mississippi Public School Information". Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  11. ^ McFerrin, Clay (March 7, 2024). "Charleston's DeAntre Prince excels at NFL Scouting Combine". Charleston Sun-Sentinel.


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