H. W. Byers High School

As a small senior high in HOLLY SPRINGS, Mississippi, H. W. Byers High School serves 362 students from grades 5 through 12, operated by Marshall County School District. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so H. W. Byers High School sits 44% below that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Marshall County School District (2,769 students total), H. W. Byers High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, H. W. Byers High School logs that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 22% Hispanic, 21% White, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible 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), H. W. Byers High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Marshall County put the typical household earns roughly $53,458 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, Marshall County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,762 students), of which H. W. Byers High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: H. W. Byers Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H. W. Byers High School has increased 125%, going from 161 students in 2018 to 362 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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