The Corinth School District is a public
school district
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based in
Corinth
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,
Mississippi
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, United States. The district includes Corinth High School. Easom High School served black students in the area during segregation.
Schools
*Corinth High School (grades 9-12)
*Corinth Junior High School (Grades 7-8)
*South Corinth Elementary School (grades 5-6)
*East Corinth Elementary School (grades 2-4)
*West Corinth Elementary School (grades K-1)
The two-story brick high school was built in 1938 and 1939 according to an Art Moderne design by Stevens & Johnston.
Its football team was established in 1913 and won a state playoff championship in 2019.
The school has a homecoming parade through downtown Corinth with floats. Another tradition is the beauty revue.
Schools in the area were segregated. Black students attended Easom High School, which later became South Corinth High School. After desegregation, white faculty increased and black faculty decreased.
Edward Simon Bishop Sr., the first black mayor of Corinth, was a principal at Eason High School.
The school's athletic teams are known as The Warriors.
Alumni who played in the NFL include receiver
Larry Dorsey
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,
Carver Shannon,
Jackie Simpson, and
Ev Sharp.
Demographics
2006-07 school year
There were a total of 1,947 students enrolled in the Corinth School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 40.01% African American, 55.47% White, 3.75% Hispanic, 0.56% Asian, and 0.21% Native American.
47.1% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.
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Previous school years
Accountability statistics
See also
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List of school districts in Mississippi
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School districts which are independent governments as per the U.S. Census Bureau include county-wide school districts, consolidated school districts, municipal separate school districts, specia ...
References
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External links
Corinth School DistrictCorinth Elementary SchoolCorinth Middle SchoolCorinth High School
Education in Alcorn County, Mississippi
School districts in Mississippi
Corinth, Mississippi