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Enrollment
486
High
DISTRICT 635 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMITH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280402000759
Raleigh High School
491 MAGNOLIA DRIVE, RALEIGH, MS 39153 · (601) 782-4261 · Smith County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Mississippi public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
352 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 7 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 14% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Smith County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 57.4% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Raleigh High School
Raleigh High School's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh High School this school | 486 | 72.4% | 60.6% |
| Forrest County Agricultural High School Brooklyn | 562 | 77.2% | 68.2% |
| McLaurin High School Florence | 481 | 73.4% | 62.7% |
| Nettleton High School Nettleton | 316 | 80.4% | 61.3% |
| Baldwyn High School BALDWYN | 460 | 70.0% | 53.5% |
| Lawrence County High School Monticello | 529 | 66.7% | 46.0% |
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 Raleigh High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #85 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #90 of 199 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #83 of 199 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #104 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #91 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #103 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #108 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #51 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
486
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 978
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 486 | 38.5 | 12.6:1 | 72% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 34.6 | 13.6:1 | 71% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 34.9 | 12.7:1 | 99% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 99% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 33.2 | 16.6:1 | 71% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 73% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 66% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 58% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 978 | 59 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raleigh High School.
About Raleigh High School
Raleigh High School serves students in RALEIGH, Mississippi, as a low-enrollment high school. The grade span is 7 through 12, and enrollment is 486 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Mississippi) has about 651 students.
Smith County School District has a total of 4 schools and 2,538 students, Raleigh High School among them.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at Raleigh High School. Other groups make up 27% Black and 2% Hispanic. Raleigh High School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Raleigh High School is 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.6:1. Across high schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is about 12.6:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 72%. Across public schools in Smith County, the average is about the same, 72%.
Measured against Mississippi public high schools, Raleigh High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Raleigh High School is 2.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (60.6% versus 58.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Smith County has about 14,132 residents, and median household income is about $60,916, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Smith County number 10 and enroll about 2,538.
Nearby, Raleigh Elementary School is about 3.1 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. Raleigh High School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 486, 5% above the 464 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 13.7 in 2020-21 to 12.6 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Raleigh High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,132
Census ACS
Median income
$60,916
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,538 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smith County School District
- Mize Attendance CenterCombined · 831 students
- Raleigh Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Taylorsville Attendance CenterCombined · 572 students
- COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERCombined
- SMITH COUNTY CAREER CENTERHigh
- Mize Elementary SchoolElementary
Other schools in RALEIGH
- Raleigh Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERCombined
- SMITH COUNTY CAREER CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Raleigh Elementary School3.1 mi · 649
- Mize Attendance Center9.3 mi · 831
- Taylorsville Attendance Center12.3 mi · 572
- Bay Springs Elementary School14.1 mi · 370
- Bay Springs High School14.1 mi · 241
- Bay Springs Middle School14.1 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Raleigh High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Raleigh High School?
Raleigh High School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Raleigh High School serve?
Raleigh High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Raleigh High School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Raleigh High School.
How diverse is Raleigh High School?
Raleigh High School reports a student body of 69% White, 2% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Raleigh High School in?
Raleigh High School is part of Smith County School District.
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