Booneville High School

Booneville High School is one of the intimate 9-12 campuss in Booneville, Mississippi, overseen by Booneville School District, with 370 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 651 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

Booneville High School is one of 3 schools operated by Booneville School District, a district that instructs 1,337 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Booneville High School lists that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 24% Black, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 60% of students at Booneville High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Prentiss County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Booneville High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.9%, the actual is 74.5%, a residual of +8.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Prentiss County put median household income runs about $49,724, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Prentiss County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,973 students), of which Booneville High School is one.

The closest other public school is R.H. Long Booneville Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Booneville High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 64.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Booneville High School's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 354 (now 370). The White share of enrollment shrank from 75% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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