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Enrollment
425
High
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PIKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280408000773
South Pike High School
205 West Myrtle Street, Magnolia, MS 39652 · (601) 783-0420 · Pike County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- C-Beats 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
13.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
422 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 115 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 24% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Pike School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
25.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.8% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 27.5% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Pike High School
South Pike High School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pike High School this school | 425 | 99.3% | 36.8% |
| Rosa Fort High TUNICA | 438 | 100.0% | 59.6% |
| Humphreys County High School Belzoni | 427 | 100.0% | 39.9% |
| Northside High School SHELBY | 370 | 100.0% | 35.7% |
| Gentry High School Indianola | 465 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| Philadelphia High School Philadelphia | 327 | 100.0% | 42.3% |
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 Pike High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #173 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #189 of 199 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #179 of 199 ▼ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #128 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #120 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #152 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #61 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #48 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
425
-58 (-12%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 827
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 425 | 31.7 | 13.4:1 | 99% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 29.4 | 15.3:1 | 100% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 27.4 | 16.6:1 | 100% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 100% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 31.3 | 15.4:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 100% (733) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 88% (473) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 42 | 17.5:1 | 90% (659) |
| 1990-91 | 827 | 36 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Pike High School.
About South Pike High School
Located in Magnolia, Mississippi, South Pike High School is a small high school. It enrolls 425 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 35% below the average of about 651 students for high schools in Mississippi.
South Pike High School falls under South Pike School District, which has 5 schools enrolling 1,461 students.
Of every 100 students at South Pike High School, about 87 are Black. After that, the student body is 8% White and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Pike County is about 54% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
South Pike High School lists 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is 0.8 students per teacher. About 99% of students at South Pike High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Mississippi public high schools, South Pike High School outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, South Pike High School would score about 44.5%. It scores 36.8%, 7.6 points below that figure.
The school is in Pike County, where median household income comes to about $43,814, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pike County counts 20 public schools with about 5,717 students.
The closest school to South Pike High School is South Pike Junior High, located less than a tenth of a mile away. South Pike High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Local comparison: South Pike High School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 36.8% versus a 40.3% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 483 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 425 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.4 students per teacher, compared with 18.6 in 2020-21.
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Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,602
Census ACS
Median income
$43,814
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Pike School District
- Eva Gordon Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- South Pike Junior HighMiddle · 241 students
- Eva Gordon Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 236 students
- Osyka Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- SOUTH PIKE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- SOUTH PIKE CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTEHigh
Other schools in Magnolia
- Eva Gordon Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- South Pike Junior HighMiddle · 241 students
- Eva Gordon Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 236 students
- SOUTH PIKE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- SOUTH PIKE CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTEHigh
Nearby schools
- South Pike Junior High0.1 mi · 241
- Eva Gordon Upper Elementary School0.9 mi · 236
- Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School1.0 mi · 345
- McComb High School6.7 mi · 632
- Denman Junior High School6.8 mi · 312
- Otken Elementary School6.8 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About South Pike High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Pike High School?
South Pike High School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does South Pike High School serve?
South Pike High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at South Pike High School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at South Pike High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Pike High School?
At South Pike High School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 1% Hispanic, 87% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is South Pike High School public or private?
South Pike High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Pike School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.