Enrollment
212
High
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280060000049
Ashland High School
17 School Street, Ashland, MS 38603 · (662) 224-6247 · Benton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Mississippi public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
187 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 7 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 10% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Benton County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
16.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 25.9% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Ashland High School
Ashland High School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland High School this school | 212 | 88.2% | 35.9% |
| North Forrest High School Hattiesburg | 349 | 90.0% | 59.9% |
| Bay Springs High School BAY SPRINGS | 241 | 94.2% | 41.9% |
| Leake County High School WALNUT GROVE | 266 | 99.6% | 42.7% |
| Holly Springs High School Holly Springs | 288 | 84.0% | 41.7% |
| Leflore County High School ITTA BENA | 293 | 100.0% | 30.9% |
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 Ashland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #177 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #198 of 199 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #177 of 199 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #191 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #30 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #110 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #88 of 194 |
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
212
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 212 | 20.3 | 10.4:1 | 88% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 18.9 | 11.6:1 | 100% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 14.7 | 15.1:1 | 100% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 19 | 11.0:1 | 99% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 15.3 | 12.0:1 | 91% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 203 | 13 | 15.6:1 | 97% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 148 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 98% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 89% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 232 | 14 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland High School.
About Ashland High School
Ashland High School runs as a very small high school in Ashland, Mississippi. The school enrolls 212 students in grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Mississippi, the average enrollment is about 651.
Across its 3 schools, Benton County School District enrolls 909 students. Ashland High School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Ashland High School is Black: 74%. The remaining shares are 12% White, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Benton County as a whole is about 35% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
For every teacher at Ashland High School, there are about 10.4 students; the school has 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Mississippi, 12.6:1, is higher. There are 187 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Ashland High School outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ashland High School would be expected to post about 50.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.9%.
For the population of Benton County, median household income comes to about $46,016, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benton County counts 4 public schools with about 909 students.
Ashland Elementary School is the nearest public school to Ashland High School, about 1.7 miles away. Its average proficiency rate of 35.9% is below the 56.7% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Ashland High School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 209 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 212.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,589
Census ACS
Median income
$46,016
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Benton County School District
- Hickory Flat Att CenterCombined · 435 students
- Ashland Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- BENTON CO REGIONAL VOCATIONAL CENHigh
Other schools in Ashland
- Ashland Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- BENTON CO REGIONAL VOCATIONAL CENHigh
Other Ashland High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Ashland High. Ashland High School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Ashland High SchoolAshland, OH · 910 students
- Ashland HighAshland, MA · 884 students
- Ashland High SchoolAshland, OR · 877 students
- Ashland HighAshland, WI · 589 students
- Ashland HighAshland, KS · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Ashland Elementary School1.7 mi · 262
- Falkner Attendance Center13.6 mi · 476
- Grand Junction Elementary14.1 mi · 162
- Blue Mountain High School14.2 mi · 295
- Ripley Elementary School14.3 mi · 611
- Mary Reid School14.9 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Ashland High SchoolHow large is Ashland High School?
Ashland High School enrolls approximately 212 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Ashland High School serve?
Ashland High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Ashland High School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Ashland High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ashland High School?
At Ashland High School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 8% Hispanic, 74% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Ashland High School public or private?
Ashland High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Benton County School District.
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