Byhalia High School

Byhalia High School is a small senior high in BYHALIA, Mississippi, part of Marshall County School District. The school instructs 428 students in grades 9 through 13. Enrollment runs roughly 34% below the state mean of about 651.

Across the 8 schools in Marshall County School District (2,769 students total), Byhalia High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Byhalia High School shows that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 28% Hispanic, 16% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Marshall County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Byhalia High School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Byhalia High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.1%.

In the area at large, Marshall County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,458 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Byhalia High School is one of 15 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 3,762 students).

The closest other public school is Byhalia Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Byhalia High School has shrank 12%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 428 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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