Yazoo City High School Explained

Yazoo City High School
Streetaddress:	1825 Martin Luther King Drive
Zipcode:	39194
Principal:	Dr. Sharon Brown (2024 - present)^[1]
Grades:	9 - 12
Ratio:	17.94
Teaching Staff:	35.22 (FTE)
Enrollment:	632 (2022-23)^[2]
Mascot:	Panther

Yazoo City High School is a public high school in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It is within the Mississippi Achievement School District.

its enrollment is about 600 pupils.

History

Like most public schools in Mississippi, Yazoo City High School was segregated until the 1960s. Yazoo City High School was historically an all-white school, while Blacks attended Yazoo High School #2.

Notable alumni

• Willie Morris (1952),^[3] author
• Fletcher Cox (2009),^[4] former NFL defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
• J. F. Barbour III (1958),^[5] former mayor of Yazoo City; pioneer in re-establishing Republican Party in Mississippi
• Haley Barbour (1965),^[6] former governor of Mississippi
• Mike Espy (1971),^[7] former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Congressman

See also

• Yazoo City, Mississippi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Sharon Brown - Yazoo City High School Principal, 2024-2025. Dixon . Nathaniel . 1 May 2024 . Mississippi Achievement School District . 7 May 2024 . The Mississippi Achievement School District celebrates the appointment of Dr. Sharon Brown as the new Principal for Yazoo City High School, 2024-2025..
2. Web site: YAZOO CITY HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. August 19, 2024.
3. Web site: Mingo Chito (Yazoo City High School, Yazoo City, Mississippi). . 1952. Ancestry.com . Generations Network. subscription. 7 May 2024 .
4. Web site: Sammon . Will . Super Bowl star Fletcher Cox has never forgotten Yazoo City . 2024-08-24 . The Clarion-Ledger . en-US.
5. Web site: Mingo Chito (Yazoo City High School, Yazoo City, Mississippi). . 1958. 14. Ancestry.com . Generations Network. subscription. 7 May 2024 .
6. Web site: Mingo Chito (Yazoo City High School, Yazoo City, Mississippi). . 1965. 47. Ancestry.com . Generations Network. subscription. 7 May 2024 .
7. Web site: Mingo Chito (Yazoo City High School, Yazoo City, Mississippi). . 1971. 35. Ancestry.com . Generations Network. subscription. 7 May 2024 .