Leland High School

Set in LELAND, Mississippi, Leland High School is an one-room-style senior high, run under Leland School District. It enrolls 200 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 69% smaller than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

Leland School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 671 students. Leland High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Leland High School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 26% multiracial, 4% White, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Leland High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 53.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Washington County) reports that median household income runs about $42,165, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Leland High School is one of 25 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 6,329 students).

Nearest neighbor: Edna M Scott Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Leland High School.

Leland High School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 24%: 263 students in 2018 compared to 200 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 94% to 69% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.