Enrollment
176
High
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH DELTA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280396000753
South Delta High School
303 PARKWAY, ROLLING FORK, MS 39159 · (662) 873-4308 · Sharkey County
GRADES 09–13HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
173 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
13.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -20.0pp since 2022
Math
30.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 20 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 17 points.
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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
176
-67 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 16.7:1
% White
0%
was 2%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
99%
was 97%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Sharkey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,872
Census ACS
Median income
$40,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
548 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Delta School District
- South Delta Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- South Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 138 students
- SOUTH DELTA VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in ROLLING FORK
- South Delta Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- SOUTH DELTA VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- South Delta Elementary School0.9 mi · 234
- South Delta Middle School5.9 mi · 138
- Sanders Elementary School18.4 mi · 246
- Simmons High School18.4 mi · 172
- Simmons Jr. High School18.4 mi · 116
- General Trass High School18.7 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About South Delta High SchoolHow many students attend South Delta High School?
South Delta High School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 09-13.
Is South Delta High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Delta High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does South Delta High School have?
South Delta High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
What is the student diversity at South Delta High School?
Student demographics at South Delta High School are roughly 99% Black.
What district is South Delta High School in?
South Delta High School is part of South Delta School District.
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