Douglass High

As a cozy senior high in Memphis, Tennessee, Douglass High caters to 604 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs 211 schools in total, collectively educating 111,979 students. Douglass High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Douglass High logs that Black students make up the majority at 71%; the rest reads as 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In the broader community, Shelby County reports that median household income runs about $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Douglass High is one.

Douglass Elementary/Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Douglass High.

Douglass High operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Douglass High's enrollment has edged up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 546 (now 604). Black enrollment moved from 90% to 71% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.