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located in

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New Castle County, Delaware, United States. MPHS was the first public high school in Delaware to offer the

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History

After Delaware passed the Free School Act in 1829, the state began pulling together their first public school system; the very first school in Mount Pleasant, located in School District #2, was built soon after. The original schoolhouse still stands today and is located on an acre of land now part of Bellevue State Park. The community continued to grow and required a larger school, so in 1865, a new building was built near Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. This new school taught grades one through eight and gradually added nine through twelve as the students aged. In 1932, they required even more space; what is now Mount Pleasant Elementary School was built to accommodate the still-growing population and named the Mount Pleasant School. However, only grades one through nine were offered. By 1947, enough families had moved into the area that a separate four-year high school had become a necessity, so Mount Pleasant School transitioned into Mount Pleasant Senior High School and the lower grades were split between Silverside and Edgemoore Elementary Schools. Construction of a new high school building began in 1953 and, in September 1958, MPHS moved to its current location on Washington. The school celebrated its 175th anniversary in a series of events during homecoming weekend, October 14 and 15, 2005, including the inaugural Mount Pleasant Hall of Fame.

Academics

In 2021, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked MPHS #2,885 of more than 24,000 high schools nationally. MPHS' graduation rate for the 2018–2019 academic year was 90%.

Athletics

MPHS competes in the Blue Hen Conference, Flight A.

Activities

Mount Pleasant is home to

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Notable alumni

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References

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* {{authority control High schools in New Castle County, Delaware Educational institutions established in 1830 Public high schools in Delaware 1830 establishments in Delaware