Enrollment
362
High
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280285000553
H. W. Byers High School
4178 HWY 72 EAST, HOLLY SPRINGS, MS 38635 · (662) 851-7826 · Marshall County
GRADES 05–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Mississippi public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
10.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
359 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 10% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
35.4%
MS avg 45.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
MS avg 52.8% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.4% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 34.3% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 H. W. Byers High School
H. W. Byers High School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. W. Byers High School this school | 362 | 99.2% | 43.2% |
| Leake Central High School CARTHAGE | 592 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
| Byhalia High School BYHALIA | 428 | 99.3% | 54.7% |
| Crystal Springs High School Crystal Springs | 397 | 99.7% | 42.7% |
| Laurel High School LAUREL | 732 | 99.9% | 45.9% |
| Moss Point High School MOSS POINT | 491 | 100.0% | 58.8% |
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 H. W. Byers High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #146 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #190 of 199 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #125 of 199 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #151 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #39 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #12 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #66 of 194 |
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
362
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 362 | 33.2 | 10.9:1 | 99% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 35.8 | 10.1:1 | 100% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 30.7 | 12.7:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 99% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 13.1 | 12.3:1 | 91% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 88% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 90% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 84% (624) |
| 1990-91 | 860 | 46 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H. W. Byers High School.
About H. W. Byers High School
H. W. Byers High School sits in HOLLY SPRINGS, Mississippi, and is classified as a high school. Federal data show 362 students enrolled in grades 5 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Mississippi average about 651 students, which makes this school 44% below average.
H. W. Byers High School is among 8 schools run by Marshall County School District, which serves 2,769 students.
The share of Black students at H. W. Byers High School is 51%, a majority. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 21% White, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Marshall County is about 43% Black. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at H. W. Byers High School are from different groups.
There are about 10.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at H. W. Byers High School, which has 33.2. The school's 10.9:1 compares with an average of 12.6:1 for high schools in Mississippi. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. That is in line with the 97% average for public schools in Marshall County.
H. W. Byers High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of Mississippi public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.5% at H. W. Byers High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.2%.
The school's county is Marshall County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $53,458 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. H. W. Byers High School shares Marshall County with 14 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, H. W. Byers Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from H. W. Byers High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 2.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 393 to 362. The school's ratio dropped from 12.3:1 to 10.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,979
Census ACS
Median income
$53,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,762 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall County School District
- Byhalia Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Byhalia Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Byhalia High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- Potts Camp High SchoolHigh · 356 students
- Mary Reid SchoolElementary · 270 students
- H. W. Byers ElementaryElementary · 262 students
Other schools in HOLLY SPRINGS
- Holly Springs Primary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Holly Springs High SchoolHigh · 288 students
- H. W. Byers ElementaryElementary · 262 students
- Holly Springs Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 228 students
- Holly Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 145 students
- Galena SchoolElementary · 138 students
Nearby schools
- H. W. Byers Elementary0.0 mi · 262
- La Grange Moscow Elementary9.8 mi · 196
- Collierville Middle School10.9 mi · 815
- Collierville High School11.4 mi · 2,946
- Sycamore Elementary School11.5 mi · 580
- Collierville Virtual Academy11.8 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About H. W. Byers High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at H. W. Byers High School?
H. W. Byers High School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades 05-12.
What grades does H. W. Byers High School serve?
H. W. Byers High School serves grades 05-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at H. W. Byers High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at H. W. Byers High School is approximately 10.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at H. W. Byers High School?
At H. W. Byers High School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 22% Hispanic, 51% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees H. W. Byers High School?
H. W. Byers High School is overseen by Marshall County School District in Marshall County.
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