Charleston High School (Mississippi)

Charleston High School
Address
411 East Chestnut Street
Charleston, Mississippi, Tallahatchie, 38921
United States
Coordinates 34°00′41″N 90°02′53″W / 34.011471°N 90.048065°W / 34.011471; -90.048065Coordinates: 34°00′41″N 90°02′53″W / 34.011471°N 90.048065°W / 34.011471; -90.048065
Information
Type Public
School district East Tallahatchie School District
Principal Scotty Collins[1]
Grades 9-12[2]
Number of students 422[2]
Athletics conference MHSAA Region 3, 3A
Website CHS website

Charleston High School is a public high school in Charleston, Mississippi, United States.

The school held its first racially integrated prom in April 2008,[3] which was the subject of the 2008 HBO documentary Prom Night in Mississippi. The documentary focused on the school and the efforts to have a mixed prom instead of segregated proms, with one for whites and the other for blacks.

In 2010, the graduation rate was 68.8%.[4][5] The school district is considered to be "at risk of failing" by the No Child Left Behind standards.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.etsd.k12.ms.us/index_files/CHS/index.html
  2. 1 2 http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sch_info_popup.asp?Type=Public&ID=280141000207
  3. ↑ Mississippi School Holds First Interracial Prom. The Bryant Park Project. National Public Radio. 2008-06-11.
  4. ↑ "2010 Accountability Result". Mississippi Department of Education. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "State report card" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Education. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "MSReportCard.com - Mississippi Public School Information". Retrieved 7 March 2011.


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