Mulberry Senior High School - Mulberry, Florida/FL

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Mulberry Senior High School

1 Panther Place, Mulberry, FL, 33860-2834 -

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Definition of Terms

Mulberry Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Polk County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1012 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

57 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 296 students

Grade 10 - 285 students

Grade 11 - 225 students

Grade 12 - 206 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	13%	18%
% Black	14%	26%
% White	72%	52%
% Unknown	1 %	1%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

34%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

11%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Polk County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	153	24
Number of Students Managed	89,887 students	15,852 students
District Total Revenue	$755,266,000	$150,286,000
District Expenditure	$744,316,000	$148,035,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,402	$9,481
District Expenditure / Student	$8,281	$9,339
District Graduation Rates	83%	90%

Mulberry High School (also referred to as Mulberry Senior High School) is a four-year public high school located in Mulberry, Florida, serving the city and surrounding areas. Its enrollment is 1005 students.
History
Mulberry's then-only public school began high school classes in 1907. In 1914, a separate high school was constructed; it was a two-story brick building with six classrooms and an auditorium, costing approximately $12,500.
In 1955, the current school was constructed on of land given by Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation and International Minerals and Chemical Corporation; the old high school was converted to an [[elementary school]], [[Purcell Elementary School|Purcell]].
Notable alumni
John Vincent Atanasoff, 1920 graduate, inventor of the electronic digital computer
Graduated after two years; in 1985, the school's computer center was named for him.
Dedrick Dodge (1965-), safety in the National Football League from 1991-1998.
Bob Murphy, 1962 graduate professional golfer and sportscaster,
External links
Official site
MHS–related news at The Ledger newspaper (Lakeland, Florida)
Football History

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