Pelahatchie High School
Pelahatchie High School, also known as Pelahatchie Attendance Center, is located in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, serving students in grades 712 and having a population of about 380 students. History. The school was established within the 1870s. By 1891, Pelahatchie was one of the only three schools in the Rankin Country area. Today, the school is part of the Rankin County School District, which serves 28 schools in Mississippi. Athletics. Pelahatchie High School features several athletic programs, including football, cheerleading, girls and boys basketball, girls and boys soccer, slow pitch and fast pitch softball, baseball, tennis, and archery. Clubs  and organizations. The school has several clubs on campus which include Student Council, FFA, FCA, Beta Club, print journalism, book club, JROTC, and yearbook. Performing arts. The Pelahatchie High School Band is under the direction of Helen Rettger, a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. Rettger has been director of the band since the re-establishment of the band in August 2015, after it was discontinued in the early 1990s.