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Enrollment
529
High
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 280255000497
Shannon High School
218 CHERRY ST., SHANNON, MS 38868 · (662) 767-9566 · Lee County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Mississippi public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
10.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
421 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 133 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 141 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 112 | 21% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
28.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 41.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Shannon High School
Shannon High School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon High School this school | 529 | 79.6% | 38.3% |
| Raymond High School Raymond | 539 | 76.1% | 57.4% |
| Tylertown High School Tylertown | 526 | 76.6% | 40.8% |
| KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL KOSCIUSKO | 579 | 76.7% | 61.0% |
| Magee High School Magee | 380 | 85.5% | 34.9% |
| Brookhaven High School BROOKHAVEN | 761 | 71.4% | 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 Shannon High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #165 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #162 of 199 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #163 of 199 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #96 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #27 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #118 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #98 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #84 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
529
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 529 | 51.2 | 10.3:1 | 80% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 44.3 | 11.3:1 | 64% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 45.3 | 11.6:1 | 100% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 42 | 12.7:1 | 99% (530) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 44.6 | 12.6:1 | 84% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 45 | 12.1:1 | 88% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 81% (555) |
| 2000-01 | 939 | 54 | 17.4:1 | 57% (536) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | 44 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shannon High School.
About Shannon High School
Shannon High School is a small high school in SHANNON, Mississippi, administered by Lee County. It educates 529 students in grades 9 through 13.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in Lee County totals 6,343 students.
Roughly 76% of students at Shannon High School are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% White and 5% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Shannon High School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 51.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.3:1. That is lower than the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 80%. It compares with 66% for public schools in Lee County.
allk12 grades Shannon High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 54.4%. Shannon High School posts 38.3%, 16.1 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Lee County, the median household income is $67,863, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Lee County is home to 34 public schools and about 14,808 public school students.
Shannon Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Shannon High School holds 3 other public schools. Shannon High School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.3% against a local average of 45.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Shannon High School was 533 in 2020-21 and 529 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.7:1).
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Saltillo High SchoolHigh · 939 students
- Mooreville Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Saltillo Primary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Saltillo Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Guntown Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Mooreville High SchoolHigh · 445 students
Other schools in SHANNON
- Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
- Shannon Primary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Shannon Middle SchoolMiddle · 190 students
Nearby schools
- Shannon Middle School0.1 mi · 190
- Shannon Elementary School0.4 mi · 257
- Shannon Primary School1.9 mi · 249
- Verona Elementary School5.4 mi · 364
- Nettleton Primary School5.6 mi · 220
- Nettleton High School5.9 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Shannon High SchoolHow large is Shannon High School?
Shannon High School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 09-13.
Is Shannon High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shannon High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does Shannon High School have?
Shannon High School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shannon High School?
At Shannon High School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 5% Hispanic, 76% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Shannon High School public or private?
Shannon High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County.
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