Oxford High School

Oxford High School operates as a big senior high in Oxford, Mississippi, part of Oxford School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,335 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Oxford High School sits 105% bigger than that benchmark.

Oxford School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,763 students. Oxford High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Oxford High School lists that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 34% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Oxford High School records 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at Oxford High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oxford High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.8%, the actual is 72.9%, a residual of +0.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lafayette County put the typical household earns roughly $67,185 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lafayette County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,617 students), Oxford High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Della Davidson Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oxford High School.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Oxford High School's enrollment has ticked up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,226 (now 1,335). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 56% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.