Wingfield High School is a

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Demographics

There are a total of 859 students enrolled in Wingfield High during the 20112012 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the school was 97.35% African American and 2.65% White.

1982 shooting incident

On November 12, 1982, an 18-year-old dropout James Hartzog armed with a 20-gauge shotgun killed his girlfriend, 17-year-old Faye Williams, in her algebra class at Wingfield High School. Hartzog then took his own life.

Feeder pattern

The following schools feed into Wingfield High School. *Middle Schools **Peeples Middle School **Whitten Middle School *Elementary Schools **Key Elementary School **Lester Elementary School **Marshall Elementary School **Sykes Elementary School **Wilkins Elementary School

References

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* * {{authority control Public high schools in Mississippi Schools in Jackson, Mississippi