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Mattie T. Blount High School

Mattie T. Blount High School
Address
Map
5450 Lott Rd

Eight Mile, Alabama
36613

United States
Coordinates30°46′46″N 88°10′44″W / 30.77953°N 88.17893°W / 30.77953; -88.17893
Information
TypePublic
School districtMobile County Public School System
SuperintendentChresal Threadgill
CEEB code012233
PrincipalCollin Jerome Woods
Staff58.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,176 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.28[1]
Color(s)Purple and white
  
NicknameLeopards
Websiteblountmcpssal.schoolinsites.com

Mattie Thomas Blount High School is one of 16 high schools in the Mobile County Public School System. It is located in Eight Mile and in unincorporated Mobile County, Alabama.[2]

It serves portions of Prichard.[3][4] It is named for administrator Mattie Thomas Blount. As of 2022, 96 percent of the student body is African American.[5] It had about 1,160 students.[6] The school colors are purple and white and leopards are the mascot.[7] It has won several championships in football and several players have gone on to the NFL.[8][9]

Feeder patterns

The following middle schools feed into Blount High School [1]:

Portions of the attendance zone:

  • Chastang Middle School
  • Scarborough Middle School
  • Semmes Middle School

Athletics

Blount's athletic teams plays in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A Region One. The nickname for the athletic teams is the "Leopards".

In 2022, members of the football team were getting baptized together and the team was receiving visits from a local pastor.[10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mattie T Blount High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Home. Blount High School. Retrieved October 22, 2010. "5450 Lott Rd. Eight Mile, AL 36613."
  3. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Prichard city, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 29, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
  4. ^ See also: "Blount High School Attendance Zone." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ratings. Mattie T Blount High School". US News. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Mattie T Blount High School".
  7. ^ "Blount (Eight Mile, AL) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more".
  8. ^ "Alabama High School Football History".
  9. ^ "Mattie T. Blount (Prichard, AL) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  10. ^ "Blount High School football players baptized together as a team".
  11. ^ "Derrick Burroughs Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  12. ^ "James Evans Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  13. ^ "Alonzo Johnson Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  14. ^ "Karl Powe Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  15. ^ "Sims Stokes Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  16. ^ "Kadarius Toney Profile". Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  17. ^ "Sherman Williams Profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.



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