• Source: Yazoo City High School

Yazoo City High School is a public high school in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It is within the Mississippi Achievement School District.
As of 2024 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), author
Fletcher Cox (2009), former NFL defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
J. F. Barbour III (1958), former mayor of Yazoo City; pioneer in re-establishing Republican Party in Mississippi
Haley Barbour (1965), former governor of Mississippi
Mike Espy (1971), former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Congressman




See also


Yazoo City, Mississippi




References






External links


Official website

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• Yazoo City High School
• Yazoo City, Mississippi
• Yazoo County, Mississippi
• Yazoo County High School
• List of high schools in Mississippi
• Yazoo City Municipal School District
• Willie Morris
• Only You (Yazoo song)
• Fletcher Cox
• Yazoo County School District