Enrollment
382
High
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280129000182
Seminary High
200 MAIN STREET, SEMINARY, MS 39479 · (601) 722-3220 · Covington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
379 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +8.7pp since 2022
Math
68.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
382
-18 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.7:1
% White
58%
was 64%
% Hispanic
8%
was 1%
% Black
32%
was 35%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Seminary High
Seminary High operates as a cozy high school in SEMINARY, Mississippi, one of the schools within Covington County School District. Current enrollment sits at 382 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Seminary High sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.
Covington County School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,492 students; Seminary High is among them.
Demographically, Seminary High shows that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Black, 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Covington County as a whole.
On the resource side, Seminary High lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Seminary High 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 47.5%; this one delivers 64.0%, a residual of +16.5 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Covington County put median household income runs about $45,051, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Covington County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,492 students), of which Seminary High is one.
Seminary Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Seminary High.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Seminary High's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 382). Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.
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Covington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,148
Census ACS
Median income
$45,051
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covington County School District
- Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Seminary ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- Collins High SchoolHigh · 373 students
- Seminary MiddleMiddle · 365 students
- Mt. Olive Attendance CenterCombined · 282 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
Other schools in SEMINARY
- Seminary ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- Seminary MiddleMiddle · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Seminary Elementary0.0 mi · 420
- Seminary Middle0.0 mi · 365
- Collins High School5.9 mi · 373
- Collins Elementary School6.4 mi · 474
- Sumrall Elementary School9.6 mi · 960
- Sumrall Middle School10.1 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Seminary HighHow large is Seminary High?
Seminary High enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 09-12.
Is Seminary High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seminary High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Seminary High have?
Seminary High employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Seminary High?
Student demographics at Seminary High are roughly 58% White, 8% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Seminary High public or private?
Seminary High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Covington County School District.
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