Enrollment
241
High
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280459000857
Bay Springs High School
510 HWY 18, BAY SPRINGS, MS 39422 · (601) 425-8510 · Jasper County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Mississippi public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
227 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 20% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 West Jasper School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +20.2pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
MS avg 52.8% . +25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 23.4% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Bay Springs High School
Bay Springs High School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Springs High School this school | 241 | 94.2% | 41.9% |
| West Bolivar High School ROSEDALE | 227 | 98.7% | 38.1% |
| West Lowndes High School COLUMBUS | 206 | 98.5% | 39.8% |
| Velma Jackson High School Camden | 224 | 90.6% | 57.0% |
| Charleston High School CHARLESTON | 273 | 98.9% | 44.4% |
| Shaw High School SHAW | 200 | 98.5% | 24.9% |
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 Bay Springs High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #154 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #149 of 199 ▲ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #95 of 199 ▲ 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #180 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #57 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #158 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #85 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #111 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
241
+53 (+28%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 241 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 94% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 21.2 | 11.7:1 | 94% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 18.5 | 12.2:1 | 99% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 98% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 18.6 | 13.2:1 | 92% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 92% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 93% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 77% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 25 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay Springs High School.
About Bay Springs High School
This page covers Bay Springs High School, a very small high school in BAY SPRINGS, Mississippi. There are 241 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 63% below the average for high schools in Mississippi.
Within West Jasper School District, Bay Springs High School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,371 students.
By race and ethnicity, Bay Springs High School is 90% Black. Next come 7% White and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 52% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. The average for high schools in Mississippi is 12.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 227 students, or 94%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Bay Springs High School lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Mississippi public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Bay Springs High School is 47.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.9%.
In Jasper County, the median household earns about $48,660 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Jasper County has 7 public schools with about 2,110 students, including Bay Springs High School.
Bay Springs Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Bay Springs High School. Bay Springs High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 54.7% proficiency; Bay Springs High School posts 41.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Bay Springs High School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 241, compared with 188 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Bay Springs High School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,059
Census ACS
Median income
$48,660
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Jasper School District
- Stringer Attendance CenterCombined · 579 students
- Bay Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Bay Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 181 students
Other schools in BAY SPRINGS
- Bay Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Bay Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Bay Springs Middle School0.0 mi · 181
- Bay Springs Elementary School0.0 mi · 370
- Stringer Attendance Center7.4 mi · 579
- Taylorsville Attendance Center13.2 mi · 572
- Raleigh High School14.1 mi · 486
- Raleigh Elementary School15.0 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Bay Springs High SchoolHow large is Bay Springs High School?
Bay Springs High School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bay Springs High School serve?
Bay Springs High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bay Springs High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bay Springs High School is approximately 11.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bay Springs High School?
Student demographics at Bay Springs High School are roughly 7% White, 2% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bay Springs High School?
Bay Springs High School is overseen by West Jasper School District in Jasper County.
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