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What's the most underrated thing about HUMPHREYS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
427
High
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MS ACHIEVEMENT SD OF HUMPHREYS COUNTY·NCES 280204001041
Humphreys County High School
700 Cohn Street, Belzoni, MS 39038 · (662) 247-3915 · Humphreys County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- 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
13.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
427 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 | 101 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 107 | 25% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
28.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +9.2pp 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 53 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.3% | 43.7% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Humphreys County High School
Humphreys County High School's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphreys County High School this school | 427 | 100.0% | 39.9% |
| Gentry High School Indianola | 465 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| Northside High School SHELBY | 370 | 100.0% | 35.7% |
| Rosa Fort High TUNICA | 438 | 100.0% | 59.6% |
| Yazoo City High School YAZOO CITY | 531 | 99.4% | 30.0% |
| South Pike High School Magnolia | 425 | 99.3% | 36.8% |
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 Humphreys County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #160 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #129 of 199 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #173 of 199 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #127 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #113 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #177 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #18 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #74 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
427
+32 (+8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 427 | 32.3 | 13.2:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 29.5 | 14.6:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 28.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 22.6 | 20.3:1 | 100% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 94% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 991 | 49 | 20.2:1 | 96% (950) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 24 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Humphreys County High School.
About Humphreys County High School
Humphreys County High School is a low-enrollment high school in Belzoni, Mississippi. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 427 students. The typical figure for high schools in Mississippi is about 651 students.
Humphreys County High School falls under MS Achievement SD Of Humphreys County, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,130 students.
Federal enrollment data show Humphreys County High School is 94% Black. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Humphreys County, the Black share is about 78%. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.2:1. For comparison, high schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1. Humphreys County High School reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Humphreys County.
The allk12 Grade for Humphreys County High School is C-. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.1% for Humphreys County High School. The school posts 39.9%, 4.3 points below the prediction.
Humphreys County has about 7,395 residents, and the median household income is $33,731, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Besides Humphreys County High School, Humphreys County has 3 other public schools.
Ida Greene Elementary School is the public school closest to Humphreys County High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Humphreys County High School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 39.9% versus a 36.7% average.
For locale, NCES codes Humphreys County High School as Rural: Remote.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment gain, from 395 in 2020-21 to 427 in 2024-25.
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Humphreys County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,395
Census ACS
Median income
$33,731
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,130 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MS Achievement SD Of Humphreys County
- Ida Greene Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- O.M. McNair Middle SchoolMiddle · 305 students
- HUMPHREYS CO VOC CENTERHigh
Other schools in Belzoni
- Ida Greene Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- O.M. McNair Middle SchoolMiddle · 305 students
- HUMPHREYS CO VOC CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Ida Greene Elementary School0.2 mi · 398
- O.M. McNair Middle School0.3 mi · 305
- S.V. Marshall Elementary School17.5 mi · 214
- S.V. Marshall Middle School17.5 mi · 321
- Rosser Early Learning Center18.1 mi · 79
- Moorhead Central School18.5 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Humphreys County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Humphreys County High School?
Humphreys County High School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Humphreys County High School serve?
Humphreys County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Humphreys County High School have?
Humphreys County High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Humphreys County High School?
Student demographics at Humphreys County High School are roughly 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 94% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Humphreys County High School in?
Humphreys County High School is part of MS Achievement SD Of Humphreys County.
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