Greenville High School

Greenville High School is a reasonably sized 9-12 campus in Greenville, Mississippi, run under Greenville Public School District. The school enrolls 836 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 28% bigger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

Greenville High School is one of 10 schools operated by Greenville Public School District, a district that hosts 3,264 students overall.

On demographics, Greenville High School records that nearly all students (81%) are Black; the rest consists of 18% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Greenville High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.2%, the actual is 35.8%, a residual of -11.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Washington County) reports that median household income runs about $42,165, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,329 students), Greenville High School is one campus in the mix.

Stern Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 32%: 1,224 students in 2018 compared to 836 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 99% to 81%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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