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If you could change one rule at MENDENHALL HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
646
High
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIMPSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280399001086
Mendenhall High School
207 Circle Dr, Mendenhall, MS 39114 · (601) 847-2411 · Simpson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
555 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Simpson County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -20.1pp since 2022
Math
40.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 2024-25Enrollment
646
+76 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 21.4:1
% White
42%
was 47%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
56%
was 51%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Mendenhall High School
Mendenhall High School is a high school of average-sized scale in Mendenhall, Mississippi, overseen by Simpson County School District, hosting 646 students in grades 7 through 12.
Simpson County School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,797 students; Mendenhall High School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Mendenhall High School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 42% White. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Mendenhall High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 53.8%; this one comes in at 40.1%, -13.7 points off the demographic line.
In the surrounding community, Simpson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,381 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mendenhall High School is one of 9 public schools in Simpson County (combined enrollment of about 3,023 students).
Nearest neighbor: Mendenhall Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Mendenhall High School.
Mendenhall High School operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Mendenhall High School's enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 646). Over the same period, the White share declined from 47% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Mendenhall High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Simpson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,691
Census ACS
Median income
$56,381
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,023 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Simpson County School District
- Mendenhall Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Magee Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Simpson Central SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Magee High SchoolHigh · 380 students
- Magee Middle SchoolMiddle · 260 students
- Simpson County Achievement CenterCombined
Other schools in Mendenhall
- Mendenhall Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 226 students
- Simpson County Career and Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Mendenhall Elementary School0.1 mi · 598
- MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 226
- Magee Elementary School9.3 mi · 525
- Puckett Elementary9.6 mi · 351
- Puckett High School9.6 mi · 343
- Magee Middle School10.6 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Mendenhall High SchoolHow many students attend Mendenhall High School?
Mendenhall High School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Mendenhall High School serve?
Mendenhall High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mendenhall High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mendenhall High School is approximately 15.6:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mendenhall High School?
At Mendenhall High School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 1% Hispanic, 56% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mendenhall High School in?
Mendenhall High School is part of Simpson County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.