Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School

Coordinates: 34°12′28″N 90°36′30″W / 34.2077°N 90.6082°W / 34.2077; -90.6082
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Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School
Address
Map
1535 Lee Drive

, ,
38614

United States
Coordinates34°12′28″N 90°36′30″W / 34.2077°N 90.6082°W / 34.2077; -90.6082
Information
TypePublic high school
PrincipalMcKinley Scott
Staff36.03 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment516[1] (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio14.32[1]
Color(s)Red and white    [2]
MascotRed Panthers[2]
Website[1]

Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School (CCJSHS) is a public junior and senior high school within the city limits of Clarksdale, Mississippi. It is a part of the Coahoma County School District. The district serves the Coahoma County towns of Coahoma, Friars Point, Jonestown, Lula, and Lyon as well as the unincorporated community of Sherard and all other unincorporated areas. The City of Clarksdale is served by Clarksdale High School.[3]

History

Around the time of

Coahoma County; plans were abandoned, even though the building was already constructed because the officials wanted to maintain segregation in a de facto manner.[4]

Many members of the American football team at the school transferred to Lee Academy as integration via court order was about to occur.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved on July 6, 2017.
  4. ISBN 0684872862, 9780684872865. p. 147
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  5. ISBN 0807835498, 9780807835494. p. 196
    .

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