Enrollment
379
High
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280087000098
Calhoun City High School
201 NORTH BEADLE, CALHOUN CITY, MS 38916 · (662) 628-6240 · Calhoun County
GRADES 05–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Mississippi public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
309 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 5 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 11% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
29.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 36.2% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Calhoun City High School
Calhoun City High School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun City High School this school | 379 | 81.5% | 44.5% |
| Magee High School Magee | 380 | 85.5% | 34.9% |
| KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL KOSCIUSKO | 579 | 76.7% | 61.0% |
| North Forrest High School Hattiesburg | 349 | 90.0% | 59.9% |
| Lumberton High School Lumberton | 268 | 83.2% | 49.3% |
| Franklin High School Meadville | 377 | 78.0% | 56.8% |
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 Calhoun City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #141 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #187 of 199 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #132 of 199 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #142 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #20 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #30 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #95 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +57.9% | #2 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
379
-68 (-15%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 379 | 37.6 | 10.1:1 | 82% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 36.7 | 11.0:1 | 76% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 36.2 | 10.9:1 | 99% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 99% (444) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 13.6 | 17.7:1 | 77% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 79% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 14 | 16.5:1 | 79% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 70% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calhoun City High School.
About Calhoun City High School
Calhoun City High School is one of the public schools in CALHOUN CITY, Mississippi. It is a low-enrollment high school. It had 379 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Mississippi enroll about 651 students on average.
Calhoun County School District serves 1,989 students across 5 schools.
More than half of the students at Calhoun City High School are Black (53%). The next largest groups are 33% White, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Calhoun County overall, about 27% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Calhoun City High School scores 61%.
There are 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Calhoun City High School, giving a ratio of 10.1:1. High schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. A total of 309 students, or 82%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Calhoun City High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Mississippi public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Calhoun City High School is 53.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.5%.
In the surrounding county, Calhoun County, median household income comes to about $43,125, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 8, with about 1,989 students.
Calhoun City Elementary sits about 0.6 miles from Calhoun City High School. Calhoun City High School has 4 other public schools within ten miles. The school's 44.5% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Calhoun City High School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment fell by 15% across 4 years, from 447 in 2020-21 to 379 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.2:1 in 2020-21 to 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,922
Census ACS
Median income
$43,125
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,989 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County School District
- Vardaman Attendance CenterCombined · 624 students
- Bruce High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Bruce ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Calhoun City ElementaryElementary · 235 students
- CALHOUN CO CAREER & TECH CTRHigh
- VARDAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in CALHOUN CITY
- Calhoun City ElementaryElementary · 235 students
- CALHOUN CO CAREER & TECH CTRHigh
Nearby schools
- Calhoun City Elementary0.6 mi · 235
- Vardaman Attendance Center8.4 mi · 624
- Bruce Elementary9.2 mi · 316
- Bruce High School9.5 mi · 435
- Houston Upper Elementary17.8 mi · 387
- Houston Middle School18.5 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Calhoun City High SchoolHow many students attend Calhoun City High School?
Calhoun City High School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades 05-12.
Is Calhoun City High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calhoun City High School is a high school covering grades 05-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Calhoun City High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Calhoun City High School is approximately 10.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Calhoun City High School?
At Calhoun City High School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 7% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Calhoun City High School?
Calhoun City High School is overseen by Calhoun County School District in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.