Holmes County Central High School

Located at 9749 Brozville Road, in Lexington, Mississippi, Holmes County Central High School is a moderately sized high school that enrolls 714 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Holmes County Consolidated.

Within Holmes County Consolidated, which oversees 7 schools and 2,300 students, Holmes County Central High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Holmes County Central High School reports that nearly all students (99%) are Black. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Holmes County Central High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 47.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Holmes County reports that median household income runs about $32,538, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 33% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Holmes County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,300 students), of which Holmes County Central High School is one.

William Dean Jr Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

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