Enrollment
230
High
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATTALA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280051000036
Ethel Attendance Center
2178 COLLEGE STREET, ETHEL, MS 39067 · (662) 674-5673 · Attala County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
227 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
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.7pp since 2022
Math
58.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
230
-22 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ethel Attendance Center
Ethel Attendance Center, a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in ETHEL, Mississippi, run under Attala County Schools, enrolls 230 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Ethel Attendance Center sits 65% below that benchmark.
Ethel Attendance Center is one of 4 schools operated by Attala County Schools, a district that instructs 952 students overall.
Looking at school resources, Ethel Attendance Center logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Attala County (around 87%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ethel Attendance Center is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.8%; this one delivers 65.1%, a residual of +17.3 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Attala County put median household income runs about $51,639, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ethel Attendance Center is one of 11 public schools in Attala County (combined enrollment of about 2,925 students).
The closest other public school is Greenlee Attendance Center, roughly 1.6 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.
Ethel Attendance Center operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Ethel Attendance Center's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 252 (now 230). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Attala County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,526
Census ACS
Median income
$51,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,925 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Attala County Schools
- Greenlee Attendance CenterElementary · 356 students
- Long Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
- McAdams Attendance CenterHigh · 167 students
- KOSCIUSKO ATTALA CAREER TECHNICAL CHigh
Nearby schools
- Greenlee Attendance Center1.6 mi · 356
- Kosciusko Lower Elem7.6 mi · 403
- KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 579
- Kosciusko Upper Elementary7.9 mi · 252
- Kosciusko Jr High School8.2 mi · 472
- Kosciusko Middle Elem8.8 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Ethel Attendance CenterHow large is Ethel Attendance Center?
Ethel Attendance Center enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Ethel Attendance Center serve?
Ethel Attendance Center serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ethel Attendance Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ethel Attendance Center is approximately 8.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
Is Ethel Attendance Center public or private?
Ethel Attendance Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Attala County Schools.
Where is Ethel Attendance Center located?
Ethel Attendance Center is located at 2178 COLLEGE STREET, ETHEL, MS 39067.
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