Enrollment
370
High
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280082001024
Booneville High School
300 B W George E. Allen Dr., Booneville, MS 38829 · (662) 728-5445 · Prentiss County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Mississippi public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
222 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 99 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 Booneville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
74.1%
MS avg 52.8% . +15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 up about 15 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 58.9% |
% 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
73.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 Booneville High School
Booneville High School's state test result (73.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booneville High School this school | 370 | 60.0% | 73.2% |
| Eupora High School Eupora | 437 | 57.9% | 60.4% |
| Richton High School RICHTON | 281 | 61.6% | 60.5% |
| Southeast Lauderdale High School Meridian | 367 | 58.3% | 64.2% |
| Amory High School Amory | 444 | 62.2% | 67.1% |
| Pelahatchie High School Pelahatchie | 336 | 61.3% | 53.0% |
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 Booneville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #35 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #67 of 199 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #10 of 199 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #147 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #143 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #78 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #142 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #43 of 63 |
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
370
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 370 | 26.5 | 14.0:1 | 60% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 23.5 | 15.5:1 | 40% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 22.6 | 16.5:1 | 99% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 18 | 20.0:1 | 99% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 18.2 | 19.5:1 | 32% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 38% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 42% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 37% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Booneville High School.
About Booneville High School
Booneville High School is a high school located in Booneville, Mississippi, in Prentiss County. Enrollment totals 370 students across grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Mississippi enroll around 651, and this school is 43% below that mark.
Booneville School District enrolls 1,337 students, and its 3 schools include Booneville High School.
Federal enrollment data show Booneville High School is 65% White. The next largest groups are 24% Black and 9% multiracial. The school's White share is 15 points below the 80% share among Prentiss County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Booneville High School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Booneville High School totals 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The average for high schools in Mississippi, 12.6:1, is lower. Of all students at Booneville High School, 60% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Prentiss County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Booneville High School lands at A, ahead of 88% of Mississippi public high schools.
Booneville High School is 8.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (73.2% versus 64.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
American Community Survey estimates for Prentiss County show that the median household earns about $49,724 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Prentiss County has 13 public schools with about 3,973 students, including Booneville High School.
Among nearby public schools, R.H. Long Booneville Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Booneville High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 73.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Booneville High School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 360 to 370, a 3% rise. Students per teacher dropped from 20.0 in 2020-21 to 14.0 in 2024-25.
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Prentiss County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,184
Census ACS
Median income
$49,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Booneville School District
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- R.H. Long Booneville Middle SchoolMiddle · 416 students
- NORTHEAST MS REGIONAL ALTERNATIVEHigh
Other schools in Booneville
- Wheeler High SchoolCombined · 577 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- R.H. Long Booneville Middle SchoolMiddle · 416 students
- Hills Chapel SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Thrasher High SchoolCombined · 387 students
- Jumpertown SchoolCombined · 305 students
Other Booneville High schools
One other US public school is named Booneville High. Booneville High School is the largest of the 2.
- BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLBOONEVILLE, AR · 265 students
Nearby schools
- R.H. Long Booneville Middle School0.0 mi · 416
- Anderson Elementary School1.1 mi · 551
- Thrasher High School3.8 mi · 387
- Jumpertown School6.4 mi · 305
- Wheeler High School6.6 mi · 577
- Hills Chapel School6.9 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Booneville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Booneville High School?
Booneville High School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Booneville High School serve?
Booneville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Booneville High School have?
Booneville High School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Booneville High School?
Student demographics at Booneville High School are roughly 65% White, 2% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Booneville High School public or private?
Booneville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Booneville School District.
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