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Niles McKinley High School

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Type
  
Public high school

Principal
  
Tracie Perry

Enrollment
  
932 (as of 2005-06)

Phone
  
+1 330-652-9968

Color
  
Red & Blue

Faculty
  
46.0 (on FTE basis)

Superintendent
  
Ann Marie Thigpen

Grades
  
9-12

Team name
  
Red Dragons

Number of students
  
932 (2005–2006)

Student to teacher ratio
  
16.2

Address
  
616 Dragon Dr, Niles, OH 44446, USA

District
  
Niles City School District

Similar
  
Girard Junior & Senior Hi, Ursuline High School, Howland High School, Cardinal Mooney High Sch, Austintown Fitch High School

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Niles McKinley High School is a four-year public high school in Niles, Ohio, United States.

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As of the 2010–11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 719 students and 45.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 16.2.)

Notable alumni include Bo Rein and James D. Johnston, one of the inventors of the MP3 music format.

Niles mckinley high school


Curricular options

Niles offers AP courses in Calculus AB and English Literature. Foreign language courses include French, Italian, and Spanish.

The school has recently extended its curriculum by offering students chances to take college courses through Youngstown State University's College in High School program. Courses include Calculus and Communications.

Extracurricular activities

The school is the home of the Red Dragons. Niles fields varsity and junior varsity baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball teams. The school also offers Drama Club, choral programs, English Festival, Key Club, National Honor Society, Prep Bowl, Students for the Environment, Science Olympiad, Speech and Debate, and marching, pep, and concert bands.

Historical football success

The Niles McKinley Red Dragon football team was started in 1898. They held a 48-game regular season winning streak from 1959 to 1964 and were Ohio State Champions in 1961 and 1963. The coach during this period, Tony Mason, went on to accept head coaching positions at University of Arizona and University of Cincinnati, and was elected to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2002. They also went undefeated in 1966, and were not only ranked number one team in Ohio, but number five in the United States.

References

Niles McKinley High School Wikipedia