Public school in Macon, Mississippi, United States

Noxubee County High School

Location

16478 Highway 45 North

Macon

Mississippi

United States

Coordinates| 33°09′36″N 88°33′24″W / 33.1600°N 88.5568°W / 33.1600; -88.5568Coordinates: 33°09′36″N 88°33′24″W / 33.1600°N 88.5568°W / 33.1600; -88.5568
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.

## Contents

* 1 Athletics
* 2 Demographics
* 3 Notable people
* 4 References

## Athletics[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

* 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 Safety Jackson State

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "NOXUBEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TOUR: NOXUBEE COUNTY". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01.
4. ^ Cronin, Courtney (5 December 2015). "Noxubee County wins 3rd title in 4 years". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
5. ^ "Noxubee County High Student Body". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.