| Niles McKinley High School | |
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| Red Dragons | |
| Location | |
| 616 Dragon Drive Niles, Ohio, 44446 USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Niles City School District |
| Principal | Scott Libert |
| Faculty | 46.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 932 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.3[1] |
| Color(s) | Red + Blue |
| Team name | Red Dragons |
| Information | 330-652-9968 |
| Website | http://www.niles.k12.oh.us/hs.htm |
Niles McKinley High School is a four-year public high school in Niles, Ohio.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 932 students and 46.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 20.3.[1]
Notable alumni include James D. Johnston, one of the inventors of the popular MP3 music format.[2]
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Niles offers AP courses in Calculus AB and English Literature. Foreign language courses may be taken in French, Italian, and Spanish. As of 2009, the school now offers Academic Government.
The school is the home of the Red Dragons. Niles fields varsity and junior varsity baseball, basketball, bowling, Cross Country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, Track and field, and volleyball teams. The school also offers Drama Club; Choral programs; English Festival; Key Club; National Honor Society; Physics Olympics; two local variants of Quizbowl; Speech and Debate; and marching, pep, and concert bands.
The Niles McKinley Red Dragon football team was started in 1898. They held a 48 game regular season winning streak from 1959 to 1964 and were twice elected Ohio State Champions in 1961 and 1963. The coach during this period, Tony Mason, went on to accept head coaching positions at University of Arizona and University of Cincinnati, and was elected to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Hall-of-Fame in 2002.