Natchez High School is a

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Natchez-Adams School District The Natchez-Adams School District is a public school district based in Natchez, Mississippi (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Adams County. Schools *Natchez High School *Fallin Career and Technology Center *McLaurin Elementary S ...

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

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

Notable alumni

Allen Brown Allen Brown (March 2, 1943 – January 27, 2020) was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Mississippi. Early years He attended Natchez High S ...

, former NFL player * Paige Cothren, former NFL player * Terry W. Gee, member of the

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from 1980 to 1992 * Justin Hamilton, NFL player *

Charlie Kempinska Charles Conrad Kempinska (October 30, 1938 – December 7, 2019) was an American football player who played one season with the Los Angeles Chargers. He played college football at the University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi ...

, former NFL player *

Bob Dearing Robert Montgomery Dearing (January 26, 1935July 30, 2020) was an American politician, educator, and businessman who served in the Mississippi Senate as a member of the Democratic Party. Dearing grew up in Natchez, Mississippi, and graduated fr ...

, member of the

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Perry Lee Dunn Perry Lee Dunn (January 20, 1941 – October 27, 2018), was a professional American football running back in the National Football League, for the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the Universit ...

, former NFL player *

Lynda Lee Mead Lynda Lee Shea (née Mead; born April 17, 1939) is an American businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Mississippi 1959 and Miss America 1960. Shea attended Natchez High School and the University of Mississippi, where she was ...

, Miss America 1960 * Mike Morgan, former NFL player *

Rico Richardson Rico Richardson (born July 1, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Jackson State University. He was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, and San Dieg ...

, former NFL player * James Williams, former NFL player

References

External links

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