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J.Z. George High School

900 GEORGE STREET, NORTH CARROLLTON, MS 38947 · (662) 237-4701 · Carroll County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Enrollment
343
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 651
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
Grade 7
53
Grade 8
49
Grade 9
49
Grade 10
72
Grade 11
63
Grade 12
57
Student demographics
White
11032%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 40%
Hispanic
185%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7%
Black
19757%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 45%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Two+
154%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
18454%
Female
15946%

School pathway

Feeds from
Marshall Elementary SchoolPK–06
Based on grade levels within Carroll County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
27.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.9pp since 2022
Math
44.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.8pp since 2022

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 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
343
-161 (-32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.6:1
% White
32%
was 39%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
57%
was 56%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About 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.

Carroll County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
J.Z. George High School
District
Carroll County School District
Address
900 GEORGE STREET, NORTH CARROLLTON, MS 38947
Phone
(662) 237-4701
County
Carroll County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
343
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
10.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
332 (97%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
280093000104
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Carroll County School District
Other schools in NORTH CARROLLTON
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About J.Z. George High School
How 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.
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