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
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Mississippi public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.7:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 88 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 115 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 21% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.5pp since 2023
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 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 69.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 16 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 →
Schools most like Seminary High
Seminary High's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminary High this school | 382 | 99.2% | 60.3% |
| Riverside High School Avon | 320 | 99.1% | 41.1% |
| WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL Foxworth | 347 | 99.1% | 61.0% |
| South Pontotoc High School PONTOTOC | 455 | 99.3% | 66.6% |
| Union High School UNION | 280 | 98.9% | 80.2% |
| J.Z. George High School NORTH CARROLLTON | 343 | 96.8% | 47.4% |
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 Seminary High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #88 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #78 of 199 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #60 of 199 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #139 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #97 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #47 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #63 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #89 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
382
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 942
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 382 | 30.1 | 12.7:1 | 99% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 100% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 27.5 | 14.1:1 | 100% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 99% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 72% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 67% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 56% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 1,114 | 62 | 18.0:1 | 76% (845) |
| 1990-91 | 942 | 52 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seminary High.
About Seminary High
Seminary High is a small high school in SEMINARY, Mississippi. Its enrollment is 382 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 651 students for high schools in Mississippi.
Covington County School District has 7 schools; together they serve 2,492 students.
About 58% of the student body at Seminary High is White. Smaller groups are 32% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Covington County residents are about 60% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Seminary High are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The school has 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Mississippi is about 12.6:1. Federal data show 99% of students (379) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Covington County average a similar 99%.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Seminary High outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 44.5% for Seminary High, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 60.3%. The 15.8-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi schools.
The county, Covington County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $45,051 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Covington County has 10 public schools with about 2,492 students, including Seminary High.
Seminary Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Seminary High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The nearest schools with test data average 63.7%, higher than Seminary High's 60.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 378 in 2020-21, 382 in 2024-25. The ratio was 17.2:1 in 2020-21 and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Seminary High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Middle0.0 mi · 365
- Seminary Elementary0.0 mi · 420
- 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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