Coordinates US_type:edu Established 1914 Faculty 103.1 (on FTE basis) Phone +1 662-841-8970 Colors Blue, Gold | Type Public Principal Jason Harris Grades 9 to 12 Mascot Golden Wave | |
Address 4125 Golden Wave Dr, Tupelo, MS 38801, USA District Tupelo Public School District Profiles | ||
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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, and fine arts as well there is also 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.
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Tupelo High School is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School award winner, having won the award in 1983-1984 and again in 1999-2000.
Notable alumni
Student life
Students attend class from 7:45 A.M. until 3:20 P.M. Monday through Friday. A normal school day consists of four period block with a twenty-minute lunch period. Students are allowed five minutes between each ninety-minute period to change classes.
The school has many extracurricular activities including band, sports, fine arts, and many clubs.