Tupelo High School
Location
4125 Golden Wave Drive
Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

United States
CoordinatesUS_type:edu 34°13′55″N 88°45′50″W / 34.232°N 88.764°W / 34.232; -88.764
Information
TypePublic
Established1914
School districtTupelo Public School District
PrincipalMelissa Thomas
Faculty116.28 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9 to 12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment2,030[1] (201`–2`)
Student to teacher ratio17.46[1]
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
MascotGolden Wave
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
NewspaperThe Hi-Times[3]
YearbookThe Album
Websitewww.tupeloschools.com/tupelo-high-school

Tupelo High School is the only public high school in Tupelo, Mississippi. The campus consists of fourteen buildings, including a Performing Arts Center, separate buildings for social studies, English, math, sciences, fine arts, and a self-contained grade-9 building. The current student population of the school is about 1,995. As of 2014–2015, it is the largest enrolled public high school in the state of Mississippi. The class of 2015 consisted of 438 graduates. The school offers a curriculum containing 160 Carnegie units, 24 of which are Advanced Placement.

Tupelo High School is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School award winner, having won the award in 1983-1984 and another in 1999–2000.[4]

The school's boundary includes the vast majority of Tupelo and a portion of Saltillo.[5]

History

Until 1971 and desegregation, Black students in Tupelo attended Lee County Training School and then Carver High School. The segregated schools alternated nights using Robins Field for football games.[6]

Demographics

In 2023, the student body was about 49 percent Black, 36 percent White, and 8 percent Hispanic. Of the student body, 100 percent are categorized as economically disadvantaged.[7]

Notable alumni

Student life

As of 2022- 2023, Tupelo High School offers extracurricular activities, including football, slowpitch and fastpitch softball, cross country, volleyball, swimming, basketball, soccer, bowling, archery, baseball, wrestling, golf, tennis, cheer, and track and field. In addition to athletics, the school offers other clubs, such as theatre, a school newspaper, arts, and mock trials.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tupelo High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "SACS CASI Accredited Schools". Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. January 15, 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
  3. ↑ "About – THS Current". Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Blue Ribbon Schools" (PDF). United States Department of Education Program- Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 199-2002.
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lee County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
  6. ↑ "Dozens celeberate [sic] George Washington Carver school reunion". July 7, 2018. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/tupelo-public-school-district/tupelo-high-school-11438
  8. ↑ "Alex Carrington". National Football League. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Chad Bumphis". National Football League. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Deandre' Eiland". National Football League. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ Maraniss, Andrew (August 31, 2017). "Frank Dowsing, Mississippi State's first black football player, is almost unknown today". Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Jarious Jackson". National Football League. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Movies: Biography for John Dye". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2009. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Ken Kirk". National Football League. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Russell Copeland". National Football League. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Tupelo… Birthplace of Elvis Presley and Home of Our Tamika Whitmore". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Tan White". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved February 21, 2014.



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