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Yulee High School is a comprehensive four-year school located in
Yulee, Florida Yulee is a census-designated place (CDP) located within Nassau County, Florida, in the United States. Its population at the 2020 United States Census was 14,195, up from 11,491 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville metropolitan stat ...
. The original school closed in 1965 when Florida desegregated public schools. Following desegregation, students were allowed to choose between attending West Nassau or
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. The current institution opened in 2006, although Yulee had been the site of a high school earlier, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The initial graduating class of Yulee High School, in 2007, had a 71% graduation rate, 23% of whom graduated with honors. The mascot of the sports teams for YHS is the Hornet. Yulee high school is also in a “A” rated district in Nassau county.


Notable alumni

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winner.


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Public high schools in Florida High schools in Nassau County, Florida Educational institutions established in 2006 2006 establishments in Florida {{Florida-school-stub