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Enrollment
405
High
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280330000642
Noxubee County High
16640 HWY 45, MACON, MS 39341 · (662) 726-4428 · Noxubee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Mississippi public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
405 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 106 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 96 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 23% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 47.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Noxubee County High
Noxubee County High's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noxubee County High this school | 405 | 100.0% | 39.3% |
| Jefferson County High FAYETTE | 331 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
| Clarksdale High School CLARKSDALE | 473 | 99.2% | 40.2% |
| Heidelberg High School HEIDELBERG | 246 | 100.0% | 64.3% |
| Choctaw Central High School CHOCTAW | 537 | 99.4% | N/A |
| Potts Camp High School Potts Camp | 356 | 99.2% | 47.8% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Noxubee County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #162 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #144 of 199 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #153 of 199 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #130 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #49 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #93 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #32 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #56 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
405
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 405 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 33.4 | 12.6:1 | 100% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 31.7 | 13.1:1 | 100% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 100% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 30.5 | 14.7:1 | 100% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 99% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 43 | 13.2:1 | 99% (566) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 36 | 18.3:1 | 94% (620) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 36 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Noxubee County High.
About Noxubee County High
Noxubee County High is a small high school. Its address is in MACON, Mississippi. It has an enrollment of 405 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Mississippi enroll around 651, and this school is 38% below that mark.
The Noxubee County School District system has 3 schools and 1,321 students.
Of every 100 students at Noxubee County High, about 64 are multiracial. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% Black and 2% Hispanic. The diversity index for Noxubee County High is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Noxubee County High lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Mississippi is 12.6:1. About 100% of students at Noxubee County High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Noxubee County is close, at 100%.
Noxubee County High earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Mississippi public high schools.
In Mississippi, Noxubee County High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.3% actual against a predicted 44.1%.
In Noxubee County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $33,833 a year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 29% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Noxubee County number 4, with about 1,321 students.
B F Liddell Middle is about 3.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Noxubee County High places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 405, starting from 414. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.3 to 11.3 over 4 years.
On allk12, people connected to Noxubee County High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Noxubee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,025
Census ACS
Median income
$33,833
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
29%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,321 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Noxubee County School District
- Earl Nash ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- B F Liddell MiddleMiddle · 305 students
- NOXUBEE CO VOC TECHHigh
Other schools in MACON
- Earl Nash ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- B F Liddell MiddleMiddle · 305 students
- NOXUBEE CO VOC TECHHigh
Nearby schools
- B F Liddell Middle3.3 mi · 305
- Earl Nash Elementary3.9 mi · 611
- West Lowndes Elementary17.2 mi · 276
- West Lowndes High School22.3 mi · 206
- Aliceville Elementary School23.3 mi · 415
- KCSD Lower Elementary School23.4 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Noxubee County HighHow large is Noxubee County High?
Noxubee County High enrolls approximately 405 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Noxubee County High serve?
Noxubee County High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Noxubee County High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Noxubee County High is approximately 11.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Noxubee County High?
At Noxubee County High, the student body is approximately 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 33% Black, 64% Two or more.
Is Noxubee County High public or private?
Noxubee County High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Noxubee County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.