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Enrollment
343
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280093000104
J.Z. George High School
900 GEORGE STREET, NORTH CARROLLTON, MS 38947 · (662) 237-4701 · Carroll County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Mississippi public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
332 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 7 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 17% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 Carroll County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.8pp 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 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.9% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 51.2% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 J.Z. George High School
J.Z. George High School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.Z. George High School this school | 343 | 96.8% | 47.4% |
| Yazoo County High School YAZOO CITY | 400 | 99.3% | 42.6% |
| North Forrest High School Hattiesburg | 349 | 90.0% | 59.9% |
| Collins High School COLLINS | 373 | 99.2% | 37.4% |
| Magee High School Magee | 380 | 85.5% | 34.9% |
| Winona Secondary School Winona | 502 | 99.4% | 46.2% |
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 J.Z. George High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #125 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #156 of 199 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #174 of 199 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #156 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #36 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #46 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #84 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.9% | #9 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
343
-125 (-27%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 343 | 32.3 | 10.6:1 | 97% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 31.3 | 11.7:1 | 100% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 35.5 | 12.4:1 | 100% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 99% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 40.1 | 12.6:1 | 87% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 85% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 87% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 88% (485) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 18 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J.Z. George High School.
About J.Z. George High School
Students in NORTH CARROLLTON, Mississippi, attend J.Z. George High School, a small high school. There are 343 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 47% below the 651-student average for high schools in Mississippi.
J.Z. George High School is in Carroll County School District, a district with 734 students across 2 schools.
More than half of the students at J.Z. George High School are Black (57%). Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Carroll County overall, about 34% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, J.Z. George High School scores 56%.
J.Z. George High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1, with 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1. The school has 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Mississippi public high schools, J.Z. George High School outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, J.Z. George High School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 47.4% actual against 45.7% predicted.
In the wider Carroll County area, median household income comes to about $59,327, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Carroll County counts 2 public schools with about 734 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Marshall Elementary School, is the closest to J.Z. George High School. The school's 47.4% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 27% across 4 years, from 468 in 2020-21 to 343 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.6:1 to 10.6:1 over the same years.
The J.Z. George High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,686
Census ACS
Median income
$59,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County School District
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other schools in NORTH CARROLLTON
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Elementary School0.5 mi · 391
- Winona Secondary School11.0 mi · 502
- Winona Elementary School11.2 mi · 567
- East Elementary School12.8 mi · 261
- Threadgill Elementary13.9 mi · 295
- Threadgill Primary School14.2 mi · 207
Frequently asked questions
About J.Z. George High SchoolHow many students attend J.Z. George High School?
J.Z. George High School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 07-12.
Is J.Z. George High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J.Z. George High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at J.Z. George High School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at J.Z. George High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at J.Z. George High School?
At J.Z. George High School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 5% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is J.Z. George High School public or private?
J.Z. George High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.