J.Z. George High School

Set in NORTH CARROLLTON, Mississippi, J.Z. George High School is a modestly sized secondary school, operated by Carroll County School District. It educates 343 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

Carroll County School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 734 students; J.Z. George High School is among them.

Demographically, J.Z. George High School lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 32% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Carroll County as a whole is about 34% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, J.Z. George High School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J.Z. George High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 45.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Carroll County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,327 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Carroll County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 734 students), J.Z. George High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Marshall Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J.Z. George High School has contracted 32%, going from 504 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 39% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for J.Z. George High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.