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Enrollment
468
High
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENATOBIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280393000751
Senatobia High School
221 Warrior Drive, Senatobia, MS 38668 · (662) 562-4230 · Tate County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
286 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 9 | 123 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 120 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 26% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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 Senatobia Municipal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
58.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.2% | 57.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Senatobia High School
Senatobia High School's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senatobia High School this school | 468 | 61.1% | 59.2% |
| Lawrence County High School Monticello | 529 | 66.7% | 46.0% |
| Amory High School Amory | 444 | 62.2% | 67.1% |
| Baldwyn High School BALDWYN | 460 | 70.0% | 53.5% |
| New Hope High School COLUMBUS | 787 | 61.6% | 62.5% |
| Southeast Lauderdale High School Meridian | 367 | 58.3% | 64.2% |
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 Senatobia High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #95 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #110 of 199 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #111 of 199 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #112 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #158 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #69 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #139 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.6% | #3 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
468
-28 (-6%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 468 | 31.6 | 14.8:1 | 61% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 35.7 | 12.9:1 | 67% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 33.9 | 13.0:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 99% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 55.3 | 14.8:1 | 62% (503) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 52 | 14.9:1 | 61% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 802 | 50 | 16.0:1 | 54% (431) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 42% (321) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 38 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Senatobia High School.
About Senatobia High School
Senatobia High School runs as a low-enrollment high school in Senatobia, Mississippi. A total of 468 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Mississippi is about 651 students, so this school is 28% smaller than average.
Senatobia Municipal School District has 1,754 students spread across 3 schools.
Roughly 57% of students at Senatobia High School are Black. The rest of enrollment is 36% White, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Tate County, the Black share is about 29%. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.8:1, with 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.2 students per teacher above the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 61% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Tate County averages 70%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Senatobia High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Senatobia High School is -4.5 points: 59.2% actual, 63.7% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Tate County show that the median household income is $69,704, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 11 public schools in Tate County, enrolling about 3,758 students in all.
The closest public school, Senatobia Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from Senatobia High School. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Senatobia High School is 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when Senatobia High School had 496 students, to 2024-25, when it had 468.
Community posts for Senatobia High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tate County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,321
Census ACS
Median income
$69,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,758 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Senatobia Municipal School District
- Senatobia Elementary SchoolElementary · 879 students
- Senatobia Middle SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- SEN./TATE CO. OPTIONAL LEARNING CENCombined
Other schools in Senatobia
- Senatobia Elementary SchoolElementary · 879 students
- Senatobia Middle SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- SEN./TATE CO. OPTIONAL LEARNING CENCombined
Nearby schools
- Senatobia Middle School0.2 mi · 407
- Senatobia Elementary School0.8 mi · 879
- Coldwater Elementary School4.6 mi · 213
- Como Primary School7.0 mi · 267
- North Panola Middle School7.1 mi · 243
- East Tate Elementary8.5 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Senatobia High SchoolHow large is Senatobia High School?
Senatobia High School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades 09-12.
Is Senatobia High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Senatobia High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Senatobia High School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Senatobia High School.
How diverse is Senatobia High School?
Senatobia High School reports a student body of 36% White, 3% Hispanic, 57% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Senatobia High School?
Senatobia High School is overseen by Senatobia Municipal School District in Tate County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.