William M. Raines High School

William M. Raines High School
Address
Map
3663 Raines Avenue

,
32209

United States
Information
TypePublic school
MottoIchi ban![1]
EstablishedJanuary 25, 1965[2][3]
Staff56.00 (FTE)[4]
Number of students1,217 (2022-23)[4]
Student to teacher ratio21.73[4]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Cardinal and silver
   
MascotViking
NicknameRaines
WebsiteWilliam M. Raines High School

William Marion Raines Senior High School is a historically black high school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.[5] The school is located off Moncrief Road in Jacksonville, Florida's northside at the corner Raines Avenue in northwest Jacksonville. Raines serves approximately 1000 students. The school is 97 percent African-American, 1 percent Hispanic, 1 percent Mixed and 1 percent Caucasian.[6] The campus was improved in 1990 & 2002 to include a new science wing, field house and administrative wing.

The school was named in honor of William Marion Raines, a prominent black educator in Jacksonville and principal at Matthew Gilbert High School from 1938 until his death in 1950.[7]

  1. ^ "About RHS". Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference dcps was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "William Raines Alumni Celebrate Rich Legacy by Giving Back Through Scholarships". Jacksonville Free Press. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "The History of Raines". Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2011-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Garrison, D. K. (2010-11-13). "My William M. Raines". November 13, 2010. A Black Man in an Obama World. Retrieved 6 September 2013.