Rosa Scott

Rosa Scott is a four-year high school of tight-knit scale in Madison, Mississippi, part of Madison County Schools, teacheing 373 students in grade 9. Enrollment runs roughly 43% leaner than the state mean of about 651.

Madison County Schools runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 12,926 students. Rosa Scott is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Rosa Scott logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 23% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Rosa Scott tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Madison County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rosa Scott performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 83.3%, the actual is 80.0%, a residual of -3.3 points.

Across the wider county, Madison County reports that median household income runs about $83,441, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Madison County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,432 students), Rosa Scott is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ridgeland High School, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rosa Scott.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rosa Scott has declined 17%, going from 451 students in 2018 to 373 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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