| Marinette High School | |
| Streetaddress: | 2135 Pierce Avenue |
| Zipcode: | 54143 |
| Schooltype: | Public Secondary |
| Opened: | 1973 |
| District: | School District of Marinette |
| Principal: | Sarah Anderson |
| Staff: | 42.31 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 14.49 |
| Key People: | Matthew Draheim, Assistant Principal Dean Furton, Activities Director |
| Grades: | 9 through 12 |
| Enrollment: | 613 (2018-19)[1] |
| Colors: | |
| Fightsong: | Hail to Marinette |
| Mascot: | Marine |
| Yearbook: | The Whipurnette |
| Newspaper: | The Purple Press |
| Website: | Official website |
Marinette High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12 in the city of Marinette, Wisconsin. It is part of the School District of Marinette, and had an estimated enrollment of 623 for the 2014–15 school year. It is the only public high school in Marinette.
MHS offers Advanced Placement classes, which six percent of the student body participates in.[2]
The school is 95 percent White, two percent Hispanic, one percent black, one percent Asian, and one-half percent American Indian.[3] Just under half of the students who attend MHS are economically disadvantaged.[4] About a third of students are proficient in English and math.
From 2000 to 2019, high school enrollment declined 39.1%.[5]
Enrollment at Marinette High School, 2000–2019
On November 29, 2010, sophomore Sam Hengel held a teacher and 24 students captive for five hours at gunpoint before shooting himself.[6] He carried two pistols and a knife into school and made students hand over their cell phones. The teacher in the room served as a mediator during the ordeal.[7] Reports indicated that Hengel never pointed the gun at students, and that he never had any specific plan on what to do. He died the following morning from his injuries.[8]
Marinette High School shares a historic football rivalry with Menominee High School in neighboring Menominee, Michigan, for over a century, dating back to 1894.[9]