Newton County High School

Newton County High School operates as a mid-sized high school in Decatur, Mississippi, overseen by NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 768 students spanning grades 7 through 12.

NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,650 students; Newton County High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Newton County High School logs that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Black, 7% Native American, 2% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Newton County High School has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Newton County (around 75%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Newton County High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.5%, the actual is 70.5%, a residual of -1.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Newton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $50,540 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Newton County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,634 students), of which Newton County High School is one.

The closest other public school is Newton County Elementary School, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newton County High School has ticked down 17%, going from 923 students in 2018 to 768 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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