Senatobia High School

Senatobia High School operates as a low-enrollment senior high in Senatobia, Mississippi, operated by Senatobia Municipal School District. Current enrollment sits at 468 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 651.

Senatobia Municipal School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,754 students. Senatobia High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Senatobia High School records that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 36% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Tate County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Senatobia High School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tate County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Senatobia High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.4%, the actual is 58.6%, a residual of -6.8 points.

Across the wider county, Tate County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,704 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Senatobia High School is one of 11 public schools in Tate County (combined enrollment of about 3,758 students).

The closest other public school is Senatobia Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Senatobia High School has contracted 43%, going from 816 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 42% to 36%.

On allk12, members of the Senatobia High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.