Florence High School

Florence High School, a mid-tier senior high in Florence, Mississippi, one of the schools within Rankin County School District, educates 718 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Rankin County School District runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 18,196 students. Florence High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Florence High School shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 15% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Florence High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 40% of students at Florence High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Rankin County's rate of about 50%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Florence High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.3%, the actual is 66.5%, a residual of -8.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Rankin County) shows that median household income runs about $79,357, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Rankin County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,454 students), of which Florence High School is one.

Florence Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Florence High School's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 742 (now 718). The White share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Florence High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.