Greene County High School

Greene County High School, a close-knit high school in Leakesville, Mississippi, part of Greene County Schools, hosts 446 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 651.

Greene County Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,621 students; Greene County High School is among them.

Demographically, Greene County High School records that 61% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 20% Black, 18% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Greene County High School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 99% of students at Greene County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Greene County High School 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 47.5%; this one delivers 75.6%, a residual of +28.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Greene County shows median household earnings sit near $54,276, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Greene County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,621 students), Greene County High School is one campus in the mix.

Leakesville Jr. High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Greene County High School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 23%: 582 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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