📍 658 WMitchell Rd, Memphis, Shelby County, 38109
Mitchell High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 371 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mitchell High enrolls 371 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, 1.6% Two or more races and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 364 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Mitchell High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 86.
Mitchell High is one of 222 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The district serves 111,124 students district-wide and employs 6,885 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 371 students, Mitchell High is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large