Enrollment
386
High
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALCORN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280039000018
Alcorn Central High School
8 CR 254, GLEN, MS 38846 · (662) 286-8720 · Alcorn County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Mississippi public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
234 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 117 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 90 | 23% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 66.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alcorn Central High School
Alcorn Central High School's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn Central High School this school | 386 | 60.6% | 62.2% |
| Itawamba Agricultural High School Fulton | 555 | 59.6% | 71.6% |
| Tishomingo Co. High School Iuka | 578 | 63.7% | 70.0% |
| New Site High School New Site | 239 | 68.2% | 77.5% |
| Enterprise High School ENTERPRISE | 260 | 57.3% | 81.1% |
| Booneville High School Booneville | 370 | 60.0% | 73.2% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alcorn Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #76 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #51 of 199 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #89 of 199 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #137 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #24 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #156 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #141 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #97 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 386 | 37.7 | 10.3:1 | 61% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 30.9 | 12.2:1 | 62% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 29.1 | 13.3:1 | 99% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 29.3 | 13.7:1 | 56% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 45% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 53% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 44% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 27 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alcorn Central High School.
About Alcorn Central High School
Alcorn Central High School is a public high school run by Alcorn School District in GLEN, Mississippi. Total enrollment is 386 students, and the grades served are 9 through 13. By comparison, high schools in Mississippi enroll about 651 students on average.
Alcorn School District oversees Alcorn Central High School and 7 other schools, with 3,226 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Alcorn Central High School, about 89 are White. The remaining students are 8% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Alcorn County is about 81% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
Alcorn Central High School has 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Across high schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 12.6:1. The school has 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Alcorn Central High School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Mississippi public high schools.
Alcorn Central High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.2%) and its predicted rate (63.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
Census data for Alcorn County show the median household earns about $51,260 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Alcorn County number 13, with about 5,626 students.
Alcorn Central Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Alcorn Central High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 50.0% on proficiency, and Alcorn Central High School is above that at 62.2%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment figures show a decline of 14 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2020-21 and 10.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Alcorn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,289
Census ACS
Median income
$51,260
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,626 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alcorn School District
- Kossuth Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Alcorn Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Kossuth High SchoolHigh · 398 students
- Kossuth Middle SchoolMiddle · 374 students
- Alcorn Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 371 students
- Biggersville ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Other schools in GLEN
- Alcorn Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Alcorn Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Alcorn Central Middle School0.0 mi · 371
- Alcorn Central Elementary School0.1 mi · 510
- Corinth Elementary School4.1 mi · 1,071
- Corinth High School4.3 mi · 610
- Corinth Middle School5.3 mi · 719
- Burnsville Elementary School8.1 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Alcorn Central High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alcorn Central High School?
Alcorn Central High School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Alcorn Central High School serve?
Alcorn Central High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
How many students per teacher at Alcorn Central High School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Alcorn Central High School.
How diverse is Alcorn Central High School?
Alcorn Central High School reports a student body of 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Alcorn Central High School?
Alcorn Central High School is overseen by Alcorn School District in Alcorn County.
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