Lanier High School is a public high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Jackson Public School District. The current principal is Valerie Bradley.[5] There were a total of 872 students enrolled in Lanier High during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 52% female and 48% male. The racial makeup of the school is 100% African American.[6]
Lanier High School | |
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833 West Maple Street , United States | |
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School type | Secondary |
Motto | "Enhancing Today's Minds to Lead Tomorrow's Future." |
Established | 1925[1] |
School district | Jackson Public School District |
Superintendent | Cedric Gray[2] |
Principal | Valarie Bradley |
Staff | 47.92 (FTE)[3] |
Enrollment | 639 (2018–19)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.33[3] |
Color(s) | Maroon and white [4] |
Mascot | Bulldog |
Feeder schools | Brinkley Middle School Rowan Middle School |
Website | Official website |
Lanier was founded in 1925 as a junior and senior high school. It was named after William Henry Lanier (1855–1929), who was superintendent of black schools in Jackson from 1912 until his death.[1] Due to segregation, Lanier was reserved for black students until 1969,[7] when Jackson schools were integrated by law.[8]
The following schools feed into Lanier High School.[9]
Lanier was first organized as a junior-senior high school in 1925 providing instruction for pupils from the seventh through the twelfth grades.
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