Jefferson County High

Jefferson County High is one of the cozy secondary schools in FAYETTE, Mississippi, overseen by Jefferson County School District, with 331 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Jefferson County High sits 49% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Jefferson County School District (1,083 students total), Jefferson County High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Jefferson County High shows that multiracial students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school shows 44% Black.

On the resource side, Jefferson County High logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Jefferson County High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 42.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household income runs about $38,305, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 33%. Across Jefferson County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,083 students), Jefferson County High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jefferson County Elementary, roughly 1.9 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson County High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Jefferson County High's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 331). Black enrollment moved from 99% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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