Noxubee County High School
| Noxubee County High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
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16478 Highway 45 North , United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°09′36″N 88°33′24″W / 33.1600°N 88.5568°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Noxubee County School District |
| Principal | James Covington |
| Teaching staff | 30.46 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 448 (2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.71[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | Noxubee County High School |
Noxubee County High School is the only public secondary school in Noxubee County, Mississippi. It is located at 16478 Hwy 45 in Macon, Mississippi.
Athletics
The Noxubee County High School football and basketball teams compete in District 4A. Their mascot is the tiger. The football team won the 2009 and 2012 State Championship.[3] They repeated as champions in 2014 and 2015.[4] The Noxubee High School Tigers girls basketball team won back to back state titles in 1993-94.
Demographics
As of the 2015 school year, there were 563 students, 99% (558) of whom were black, 3 of whom were Hispanic, and 2 of whom were white. Of these, 560 were eligible for free lunch. 285 students were male, 278 were female.[2][5]
Notable people
- Buster Barnett, tight end
- Darion Conner, NFL linebacker
- Omarr Conner, American football quarterback
- Freddie Joe Nunn, NFL
- Deontae Skinner, NFL linebacker
- Jeffery Simmons, NFL DT, Tennessee Titans
- Demetries Wells, Free SafetyJackson State
References
- ^ a b "NOXUBEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Noxubee County High School". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TOUR: NOXUBEE COUNTY". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01.
- ^ Cronin, Courtney (5 December 2015). "Noxubee County wins 3rd title in 4 years". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Noxubee County High Student Body". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.