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Which teacher or staff member at CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,339
High
DISTRICT 868 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280109000131
Clinton High School
401 Arrow Drive, Clinton, MS 39056 · (601) 924-5656 · Hinds County
GRADES 10–13HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,339 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Mississippi public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.3:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
515 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 10 | 471 | 35% |
| Grade 11 | 452 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 411 | 31% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Clinton Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 82.8% |
% 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
76.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Clinton High School
Clinton High School's state test result (76.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton High School this school | 1,339 | 38.5% | 76.9% |
| DeSoto Central High School Southaven | 2,004 | 32.6% | 72.1% |
| Northwest High School Flowood | 1,855 | 32.1% | 77.5% |
| Oxford High School Oxford | 1,335 | 45.2% | 73.5% |
| Germantown High School Madison | 1,411 | 25.9% | 75.6% |
| Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg | 1,750 | 52.1% | 75.7% |
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 Clinton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #20 of 192 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #32 of 199 ▼ 10 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #15 of 199 ▼ 1 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,339 | #16 of 203 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #166 of 192 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #57 of 192 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #182 of 194 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #13 of 63 | N/A |
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
1,339
+185 (+16%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,078
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 1,339 | 87.4 | 15.3:1 | 38% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 1,290 | 64.7 | 19.9:1 | 39% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 1,226 | 64.5 | 19.0:1 | 100% (1,223) |
| 2020-21 | 1,154 | 57 | 20.3:1 | 100% (1,151) |
| 2017-18 | 1,125 | 55.7 | 20.2:1 | 37% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 1,083 | 55 | 19.7:1 | 43% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 1,022 | 50 | 20.4:1 | 32% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 1,037 | 54 | 19.2:1 | 32% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 1,078 | 53 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton High School.
About Clinton High School
Federal records list Clinton High School as a high school in Clinton, Mississippi. It reported 1,339 students in grades 10 through 13 in 2024-25. High schools in Mississippi average about 651 students, which makes this school 106% above average.
The district, Clinton Public School District, has 5,148 students enrolled across 7 schools.
The largest group at Clinton High School is Black students, at 60%. Smaller groups are 30% White, 5% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 72% of Hinds County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
With 87.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.3:1. Statewide, high schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1. Roughly 38% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hinds County, the average is 88%.
Clinton High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Mississippi public high schools.
Clinton High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 76.9%, compared with a predicted 75.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Hinds County, where median household income comes to about $49,402, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hinds County's 84 public schools enroll about 32,870 students and include Clinton High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Northside Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Clinton High School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Clinton High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 16% rise took enrollment from 1,154 in 2020-21 to 1,339 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.3:1 in 2020-21 to 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Clinton High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton Public School District
- Clinton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 862 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 747 students
- Clinton Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Sumner Hill Junior High SchoolHigh · 396 students
- Lovett Elementary SchoolMiddle · 375 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Clinton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 862 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 747 students
- Clinton Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Sumner Hill Junior High SchoolHigh · 396 students
- Lovett Elementary SchoolMiddle · 375 students
Other Clinton High schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Clinton High. Clinton High School is the largest of the 9.
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, TN · 1,021 students
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, IA · 981 students
- Clinton HighClinton, NC · 828 students
- Clinton HighClinton, SC · 811 students
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, OK · 609 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Elementary School0.4 mi · 683
- Eastside Elementary School0.5 mi · 747
- Clinton Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 746
- Clinton Junior High School1.4 mi · 862
- Sumner Hill Junior High School1.5 mi · 396
- John Hopkins Elementary School2.6 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton High SchoolHow many students attend Clinton High School?
Clinton High School enrolls approximately 1,339 students in grades 10-13.
Is Clinton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clinton High School is a high school covering grades 10-13.
How many teachers does Clinton High School have?
Clinton High School employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clinton High School?
At Clinton High School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 3% Hispanic, 60% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Clinton High School public or private?
Clinton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clinton Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.