Prentiss High School was a

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

located in Prentiss,

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

, United States. It was a part of the

Jefferson Davis County School District The Jefferson Davis County School District is a public school district based in Prentiss, Mississippi ( USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Jefferson Davis County. Schools High school * Jefferson Davis County High School. Started ...

. It ceased operations at the end of the 2016–17 school year.

Notable alumni

Al Jefferson Al Ricardo Jefferson (born January 4, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a high school All-American for Prentiss High School in Mississippi before skipping college to enter the 2004 NBA draft, where he was drafted 1 ...

, basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA; while at Prentiss High he earned the Mississippi Mr. Basketball award * John A. Polk, member of Mississippi State Senate

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Jefferson Davis County Schools
Public high schools in Mississippi Schools in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi Public middle schools in Mississippi {{Mississippi-school-stub