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If you could change one rule at SOUTH PANOLA HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,113
High
DISTRICT 703 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PANOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280405000766
South Panola High School
601 Tiger Drive, Batesville, MS 38606 · (662) 563-4756 · Panola County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,113 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- ABeats 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
12.0:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
943 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 292 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 327 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 247 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 247 | 22% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Based on grade levels within South Panola School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
73.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 73.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 80.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 South Panola High School
South Panola High School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Panola High School this school | 1,113 | 84.7% | 64.8% |
| Mendenhall High School Mendenhall | 646 | 85.9% | 45.0% |
| KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL KOSCIUSKO | 579 | 76.7% | 61.0% |
| Brookhaven High School BROOKHAVEN | 761 | 71.4% | 47.4% |
| Warren Central High VICKSBURG | 1,145 | 100.0% | 50.3% |
| Wayne County High School Waynesboro | 775 | 99.6% | 61.7% |
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 South Panola High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #66 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #70 of 199 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #97 of 199 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,113 | #34 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #75 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #48 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #92 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #114 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
1,113
-75 (-6%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,044
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 1,113 | 92.5 | 12.0:1 | 85% (943) |
| 2023-24 | 1,172 | 98.7 | 11.9:1 | 76% (895) |
| 2022-23 | 1,174 | 93.8 | 12.5:1 | 100% (1,171) |
| 2020-21 | 1,188 | 83 | 14.3:1 | 100% (1,185) |
| 2017-18 | 1,131 | 86.6 | 13.1:1 | 77% (869) |
| 2015-16 | 1,165 | 73 | 16.0:1 | 75% (873) |
| 2010-11 | 1,207 | 69 | 17.5:1 | 73% (881) |
| 2000-01 | 1,215 | 64 | 19.0:1 | 71% (857) |
| 1990-91 | 1,044 | 60 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Panola High School.
About South Panola High School
South Panola High School is a large high school in South Panola School District, located in Batesville, Mississippi. The school counts 1,113 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 71% above the 651 average for high schools in Mississippi.
The district, South Panola School District, operates 6 schools serving 4,220 students.
Black students account for 58% of enrollment at South Panola High School. Other groups include 32% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 48% Black. By the diversity index, South Panola High School comes in at 56%.
With 92.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at South Panola High School was 12.0:1. High schools in Mississippi have a similar average ratio of 12.6:1. The school counts 943 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 85%.
Measured against Mississippi public high schools, South Panola High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, South Panola High School is 13.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools.
Panola County has about 32,808 residents, and median household income is about $45,945, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Federal data list 13 public schools in Panola County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,323.
Nearby, Batesville Junior High School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.1%; South Panola High School's is 64.8%, ranking 1st of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 1,188 in 2020-21 and 1,113 in 2024-25, a decrease of 75 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.0:1) than in 2020-21 (14.3:1).
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Panola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,808
Census ACS
Median income
$45,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,323 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Panola School District
- Batesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Batesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
- Batesville Intermediate SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Pope SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Batesville Middle SchoolElementary · 474 students
- SOUTH PANOLA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLElementary
Other schools in Batesville
- Batesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Batesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
- Batesville Intermediate SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Batesville Middle SchoolElementary · 474 students
- SOUTH PANOLA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLElementary
Nearby schools
- Batesville Junior High School0.2 mi · 756
- Batesville Middle School0.3 mi · 474
- Batesville Intermediate School1.0 mi · 587
- Batesville Elementary School1.0 mi · 741
- Pope School7.2 mi · 549
- Green Hill Intermediate7.9 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About South Panola High SchoolHow large is South Panola High School?
South Panola High School enrolls approximately 1,113 students in grades 09-12.
Is South Panola High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Panola High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does South Panola High School have?
South Panola High School employs 93 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at South Panola High School?
Student demographics at South Panola High School are roughly 32% White, 3% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees South Panola High School?
South Panola High School is overseen by South Panola School District in Panola County.
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