Enrollment
331
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280222000427
Jefferson County High
2277 MAIN ST., FAYETTE, MS 39069 · (601) 786-3919 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Mississippi public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
11.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
331 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 97 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 26% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Jefferson County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
MS avg 45.9% . +20.3pp since 2023
Math
63.4%
MS avg 52.8% . +31.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 31 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 63.4% |
| 2023-24 | 12.1% | 32.2% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Jefferson County High
Jefferson County High's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County High this school | 331 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
| Noxubee County High MACON | 405 | 100.0% | 39.3% |
| Clarksdale High School CLARKSDALE | 473 | 99.2% | 40.2% |
| Coahoma County High School CLARKSDALE | 345 | 100.0% | 43.1% |
| Jefferson Davis County High School BASSFIELD | 368 | 99.2% | 51.8% |
| Port Gibson High School PORT GIBSON | 381 | 100.0% | 46.8% |
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 Jefferson County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #164 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #94 of 199 ▲ 82 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #142 of 199 ▲ 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #160 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #51 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #89 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #24 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #73 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
331
+24 (+8%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 331 | 29.3 | 11.3:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 20.6 | 15.3:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 22.7 | 13.8:1 | 100% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 100% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 23.2 | 15.4:1 | 100% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 97% (458) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 97% (463) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson County High.
About Jefferson County High
Jefferson County High is a small high school serving families in FAYETTE, Mississippi. It reports enrollment of 331 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Mississippi, the average enrollment is about 651.
Jefferson County High is one of the 3 schools that make up Jefferson County School District (1,083 students in total).
multiracial students are 56% of those enrolled at Jefferson County High. Next come 44% Black. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Jefferson County High are from different groups.
Jefferson County High lists 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is 1.3 students per teacher. About 100% of students at Jefferson County High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is similar, at 100%.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Jefferson County High outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Jefferson County High is -5.8 points: 38.3% actual, 44.1% predicted.
For the population of Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $38,305, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 33% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson County counts 7 public schools with about 1,083 students.
Jefferson County Elementary sits about 1.9 miles from Jefferson County High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 33.9% proficiency; Jefferson County High posts 38.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 24 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.3 to 11.3 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Jefferson County High. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,068
Census ACS
Median income
$38,305
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,083 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District
- Jefferson County ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- FAYETTE VOC CENTERHigh
- JEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- JEFFERSON CO JR HICombined
- JEFFERSON COUNTY UPPER ELEMENTARYCombined
Other schools in FAYETTE
- Jefferson County ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- FAYETTE VOC CENTERHigh
- JEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- JEFFERSON CO JR HICombined
- JEFFERSON COUNTY UPPER ELEMENTARYCombined
Other Jefferson County High schools
One other US public school is named Jefferson County High. Jefferson County High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Jefferson County High SchoolLouisville, GA · 635 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson County Elementary1.9 mi · 512
- Jefferson County Middle School2.0 mi · 240
- Port Gibson Middle School16.5 mi · 223
- Tensas High School17.4 mi · 147
- Tensas Elementary School17.4 mi · 154
- A. W. Watson Elementary17.6 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson County High?
Jefferson County High enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jefferson County High serve?
Jefferson County High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson County High?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Jefferson County High.
How diverse is Jefferson County High?
Jefferson County High reports a student body of 44% Black, 56% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson County High?
Jefferson County High is overseen by Jefferson County School District in Jefferson County.
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