Brandon High School

Brandon High School operates as a heavily attended four-year high school in Brandon, Mississippi, run under Rankin County School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,609 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 651 students per school, that is 147% above typical.

Brandon High School is one of 27 schools operated by Rankin County School District, a district that educates 18,196 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Brandon High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment; the rest reads as 38% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Rankin County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Brandon High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.3%; this one delivers 73.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Rankin County shows median household income runs about $79,357, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rankin County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,454 students), Brandon High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is StoneBridge Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Brandon High School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,648 students in 2018 compared to 1,609 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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