Potts Camp High School

Set in Potts Camp, Mississippi, Potts Camp High School is a modestly sized secondary school, operated by Marshall County School District. It instructs 356 students across grades 5 through 13. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Potts Camp High School sits 45% smaller than that benchmark.

Marshall County School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 2,769 students; Potts Camp High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Potts Camp High School lists that the largest single group is multiracial at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 25% White, 16% Black, 7% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Potts Camp High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Marshall County shows median household earnings sit near $53,458, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marshall County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,762 students), Potts Camp High School is one campus in the mix.

Mary Reid School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Potts Camp High School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.8%.

Potts Camp High School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Potts Camp High School's enrollment has grew 75% since 2018, when it stood at 204 (now 356). White enrollment moved from 53% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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