Corinth School District


The Corinth School District is a public school district based in Corinth, Mississippi, United States. The district includes Corinth High School. Easom High School served black students in the area during segregation.

Schools

The two-story brick high school was built in 1938 and 1939 according to an Art Moderne design by Stevens & Johnston.
Its football team was established in 1913 and won a state playoff championship in 2019.
The school has a homecoming parade through downtown Corinth with floats. Another tradition is the beauty revue.
Schools in the area were segregated. Black students attended Easom High School, which later became South Corinth High School. After desegregation, white faculty increased and black faculty decreased.
Edward Simon Bishop Sr., the first black mayor of Corinth, was a principal at Eason High School.
The school's athletic teams are known as The Warriors.
Alumni who played in the NFL include receiver Larry Dorsey, Carver Shannon, Jackie Simpson, and Ev Sharp.

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,947 students enrolled in the Corinth School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The Race and ethnicity in [the United States census|racial makeup] of the district was 40.01% African American, 55.47% White, 3.75% Hispanic, 0.56% Asian, and 0.21% Native American. 47.1% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.