Madison Palmer High School

Set in MARKS, Mississippi, Madison Palmer High School is a rural-scale 9-12 campus, overseen by Quitman County School District. It works with 239 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Madison Palmer High School sits 63% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Quitman County School District, which oversees 3 schools and 835 students, Madison Palmer High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Madison Palmer High School lists that nearly all students (97%) are Black. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Madison Palmer High School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Madison Palmer High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Madison Palmer High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.2%, the actual is 61.0%, a residual of +13.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Quitman County indicate the typical household earns roughly $32,412 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Madison Palmer High School is one of 4 public schools in Quitman County (combined enrollment of about 835 students).

The closest other public school is Quitman County Middle School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madison Palmer High School has contracted 29%, going from 336 students in 2018 to 239 in 2025.

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