Okolona High School

Okolona High School is one of the micro-enrollment high schools in OKOLONA, Mississippi, run under Okolona School District, with 149 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 651 students per school, that is 77% smaller than typical.

Okolona School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 512 students; Okolona High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Okolona High School reports that 92% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 4% multiracial, 3% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Okolona High School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Chickasaw County's rate of about 79%.

After controlling for student poverty, Okolona High School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.1%; this one delivers 60.7%, a residual of +16.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Chickasaw County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $43,586 per year, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Chickasaw County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,709 students), Okolona High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Okolona Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Okolona High School's enrollment has fell 54% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 149). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 98% to 92% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.