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Enrollment
836
High
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280162000244
Greenville High School
419 East Robertshaw Street, Greenville, MS 38701 · (662) 334-2910 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL836 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Mississippi public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.9:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
836 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 9 | 244 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 194 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 233 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 165 | 20% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
24.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.8% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 25.3% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Greenville High School
Greenville High School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville High School this school | 836 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Vicksburg High School VICKSBURG | 785 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Lanier Junior/Senior High School Jackson | 895 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| Provine High School Jackson | 791 | 100.0% | 28.1% |
| Callaway High School Jackson | 994 | 100.0% | 45.8% |
| Holmes County Central High School Lexington | 714 | 100.0% | 45.4% |
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 Greenville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #180 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #192 of 199 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #157 of 199 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 836 | #55 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #141 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #139 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #16 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #10 of 121 |
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
836
-117 (-12%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,206
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 836 | 59.9 | 13.9:1 | 100% (836) |
| 2023-24 | 811 | 47.9 | 16.9:1 | 100% (811) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 49.6 | 17.6:1 | 100% (870) |
| 2020-21 | 953 | 55 | 17.3:1 | 100% (953) |
| 2017-18 | 1,224 | 62.1 | 19.7:1 | 100% (1,224) |
| 2015-16 | 1,414 | 77 | 18.4:1 | 100% (1,414) |
| 2010-11 | 1,798 | 107 | 16.8:1 | 85% (1,528) |
| 2000-01 | 1,038 | 58 | 17.9:1 | 88% (912) |
| 1990-91 | 1,206 | 57 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenville High School.
About Greenville High School
Greenville High School serves students in Greenville, Mississippi, as a medium-sized high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 836 students. Against the 651-student average for high schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 28% higher.
Greenville High School is run by Greenville Public School District, whose 11 schools enroll 3,385 students.
Black students are the large majority at Greenville High School, with 81% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 18% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Washington County's population at about 72%. Greenville High School has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.9:1 comes from the school's 59.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Greenville High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Washington County.
The allk12 Grade for Greenville High School is D. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Greenville High School, the prediction is 44.1% and the result is 34.9%.
Greenville High School is located in Washington County, where median household income is about $42,165, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 25 public schools in Washington County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,329.
The next-closest public school is Stern Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Greenville High School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Greenville High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Greenville High School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Greenville High School saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.3:1 to 13.9:1 over the same years.
The Greenville High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,765
Census ACS
Median income
$42,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,329 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville Public School District
- T.L. Weston Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Stern Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Boyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Coleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Akin Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Weddington Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
Other schools in Greenville
- O'Bannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- O'Bannon High SchoolHigh · 474 students
- T.L. Weston Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Stern Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Boyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Coleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
Other Greenville High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Greenville High. Greenville High School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Greenville High SchoolGREENVILLE, TX · 1,520 students
- Greenville High SchoolGreenville, AL · 526 students
- GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOLGREENVILLE, NY · 339 students
- Greenville High SchoolGreenville, GA · 222 students
- GREENVILLE HIGHGREENVILLE, MO · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Stern Elementary School0.5 mi · 303
- Webb Elementary School0.9 mi · 230
- Boyd Elementary School0.9 mi · 298
- Coleman Middle School1.1 mi · 287
- T.L. Weston Middle School1.2 mi · 412
- ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Greenville High SchoolHow many students attend Greenville High School?
Greenville High School enrolls approximately 836 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Greenville High School serve?
Greenville High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greenville High School is approximately 13.9:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greenville High School?
At Greenville High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 0% Hispanic, 81% Black, 0% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Greenville High School public or private?
Greenville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.