South Delta High School

South Delta High School is one of the micro-enrollment 9-12 campuss in ROLLING FORK, Mississippi, operated by South Delta School District, with 176 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 13. That puts it 73% smaller than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

Within South Delta School District, which oversees 3 schools and 548 students, South Delta High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Delta High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (99%). The wider county runs roughly 76% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Delta High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.0%; actual is 33.6%, a gap of -14.3 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Sharkey County put the typical household earns roughly $40,000 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 26%. South Delta High School is one of 4 public schools in Sharkey County (combined enrollment of about 548 students).

Nearest neighbor: South Delta Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 28%: 243 students in 2018 compared to 176 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.