Lanier Junior Senior High School, formerly W. H. Lanier High School, is a public middle and 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, then only a high school, 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]

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Lanier Junior Senior High School
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833 West Maple Street

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School typeSecondary
Motto"Enhancing Today's Minds to Lead Tomorrow's Future."
Established1925[1]
School districtJackson Public School District
SuperintendentCedric Gray[2]
PrincipalMRS. STACEY WEBB BAILEY
Staff46.90 (FTE)[3]
Enrollment603 (2022–23)[3]
Student to teacher ratio12.86[3]
Color(s)Maroon and white   [4]
MascotBulldog
Feeder schoolsRowan Middle School
WebsiteOfficial website
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History

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]

In 2023, Brinkley Middle consolidated into Lanier High.[9]

Feeder pattern

The following schools fed into Lanier High School as of 2007.[10]

  • Middle schools
    • Brinkley Middle School
  • Elementary schools
    • Dawson Elementary School
    • Galloway Elementary School
    • Johnson Elementary School
    • Smith Elementary School
    • Walton Elementary School

Notable alumni

, former NFL player; graduated from the now feeder school of Brinkley High School, Brinkley Middle School

References

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