Hancock High School (Mississippi)
Hancock High School is a grade 9–12 public high school located in Kiln, Mississippi, United States, less than 60 miles from New Orleans. It is under the jurisdiction of the Hancock County School District. History. The Hancock County School District was created on December 13, 1955. The new school district consolidated the following community school districts in Hancock County: Sellers, Dedeaux, Kiln, Leetown, Caesar, Catahoula, Flat Top, Aaron Academy, Gainesville, Logtown, Gulfiew, and Clermont Harbor. Hancock High School was originally constructed at the location of the current Hancock North Central Elementary school and opened for classes  on August 28, 1959. It was known as Hancock North Central and was a K-12 school. A few decades later, a new facility was built for $9.2 million at the school's current location on Stennis Airport Road and was opened for grades 7–12 for the 1990–91 school year. The first graduation at the new facility was held in May 1991 with 117 students participating. Several years later, Hancock Middle School was constructed next to the high school for students in grades 6–8. Currently, the high school is a grade 9–12 school. Academics. In 2017, Hancock High School has  69 full-time teachers with a 19:1 student-teacher ratio. The graduation rate is 89 percent. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams. The AP participation rate is 25 percent with a participant passing rate of 25 percent. Athletics. The Hancock Hawks field teams in archery, baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, powerlifting, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball. Extracurriculars. Students participate in marching band competitions and debate.