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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at HAZLEHURST HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
385
High
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZLEHURST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280183000315
Hazlehurst High School
101 S. HALEY STREET, HAZLEHURST, MS 39083 · (601) 894-2489 · Copiah County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
390 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 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 24% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hazlehurst City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.6% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 34.9% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Where Hazlehurst High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #166 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #166 of 199 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #176 of 199 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #138 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #93 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #135 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #1 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #115 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
385
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 385 | 30.5 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 22.4 | 19.4:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 27.2 | 14.8:1 | 100% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 100% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 27.8 | 14.1:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 87% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 97% (449) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 39 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazlehurst High School.
About Hazlehurst High School
In HAZLEHURST, Mississippi, Hazlehurst High School is a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 385 students in grades 9 through 13. The average for high schools in Mississippi is about 651 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.
Hazlehurst City School District counts 3 schools and 1,320 students, including Hazlehurst High School.
Hazlehurst High School's enrollment is 81% Black. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 51% Black share among all Copiah County residents. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hazlehurst High School and a ratio of 12.6:1. That matches the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi fairly closely.
The allk12 Grade for Hazlehurst High School is C-. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Hazlehurst High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (38.3%) and its predicted rate (43.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
In the county around the school, Copiah County, the median household income is $49,089, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 7 public schools in Copiah County, enrolling about 3,397 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Hazlehurst Elementary is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Hazlehurst High School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Hazlehurst High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 390 students in 2020-21 and 385 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.3 to 12.6 over 4 years.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Copiah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,855
Census ACS
Median income
$49,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,397 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hazlehurst City School District
- Hazlehurst ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Hazlehurst Middle SchoolMiddle · 292 students
Other schools in HAZLEHURST
- Hazlehurst ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Hazlehurst Middle SchoolMiddle · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Hazlehurst Elementary0.6 mi · 643
- Hazlehurst Middle School0.6 mi · 292
- Crystal Springs Middle School7.7 mi · 365
- Crystal Springs Elementary8.8 mi · 482
- Crystal Springs High School8.9 mi · 397
- Wesson Attendance Center11.1 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About Hazlehurst High SchoolHow large is Hazlehurst High School?
Hazlehurst High School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 09-13.
Is Hazlehurst High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hazlehurst High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does Hazlehurst High School have?
Hazlehurst High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Hazlehurst High School?
Hazlehurst High School reports a student body of 3% White, 14% Hispanic, 81% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hazlehurst High School in?
Hazlehurst High School is part of Hazlehurst City School District.
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