Enrollment
273
High
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST TALLAHATCHIE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280141000207
Charleston High School
310 N. Cossar, CHARLESTON, MS 38921 · (662) 647-5359 · Tallahatchie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- B-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
13.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
270 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 22% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 East Tallahatchie School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
15.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -20.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.9% | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 18.2% | 84.4% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Charleston High School
Charleston High School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston High School this school | 273 | 98.9% | 44.4% |
| West Tallahatchie High School WEBB | 297 | 99.0% | 38.5% |
| Kemper County High School DeKalb | 304 | 100.0% | 44.0% |
| Aberdeen High School Aberdeen | 312 | 100.0% | 46.9% |
| Madison Palmer High School MARKS | 239 | 100.0% | 58.9% |
| North Panola High School SARDIS | 329 | 99.1% | 36.6% |
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 Charleston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #143 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #91 of 199 ▼ 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #194 of 199 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #173 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #133 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #162 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #75 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #107 of 121 |
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
273
+28 (+11%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 273 | 19.9 | 13.7:1 | 99% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 23.8 | 11.4:1 | 100% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 21.3 | 12.9:1 | 100% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 99% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 18.2 | 15.4:1 | 90% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 80% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 90% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 86% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charleston High School.
About Charleston High School
Charleston High School is a high school with a street address in CHARLESTON, Mississippi. Enrollment is 273 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 651-student average for high schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 58% lower.
Charleston High School is part of a district of 3 schools: East Tallahatchie School District, with 797 students.
Most students at Charleston High School are Black: 92% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% multiracial and 3% White. The county population is about 61% Black. By the diversity index, Charleston High School comes in at 16%.
Staffing totals 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. For comparison, high schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. Across public schools in Tallahatchie County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Measured against Mississippi public high schools, Charleston High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Charleston High School, the prediction is 44.7% and the result is 44.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tallahatchie County show that median household income is about $37,466, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. Charleston High School is one of 7 public schools in Tallahatchie County, which together enroll about 1,345 students.
Of nearby public schools, Charleston Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Charleston High School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 273 was 11% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 245.
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Tallahatchie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,764
Census ACS
Median income
$37,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Tallahatchie School District
- Charleston Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Charleston Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
- E TALLAHATCHIE VOC CENTERHigh
Other schools in CHARLESTON
- Charleston Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Charleston Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
- E TALLAHATCHIE VOC CENTERHigh
Other Charleston High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Charleston High. Charleston High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Charleston High SchoolCharleston, IL · 795 students
- CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOLCHARLESTON, AR · 410 students
- CHARLESTON HIGHCHARLESTON, MO · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Charleston Elementary School0.3 mi · 316
- Charleston Middle School0.4 mi · 208
- Pope School15.3 mi · 549
- West Tallahatchie High School18.0 mi · 297
- Quitman County Elementary18.8 mi · 331
- R.H. Bearden Elementary19.0 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Charleston High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charleston High School?
Charleston High School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 09-12.
Is Charleston High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charleston High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Charleston High School have?
Charleston High School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Charleston High School?
Charleston High School reports a student body of 3% White, 92% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Charleston High School public or private?
Charleston High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Tallahatchie School District.
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