Enrollment
331
High
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNFLOWER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018701422
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School
360 L F PACKER DRIVE, RULEVILLE, MS 38771 · (662) 756-4757 · Sunflower County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
331 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Sunflower County Consolidated School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -12.0pp since 2022
Math
54.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +24.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 24 points.
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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
331
-64 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 15.2:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
92%
was 98%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School, a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in RULEVILLE, Mississippi, operated by Sunflower County Consolidated School District, caters to 331 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 49% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.
Within Sunflower County Consolidated School District, which oversees 11 schools and 2,807 students, Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School shows that 92% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest reads as 5% multiracial. By comparison, Sunflower County as a whole is about 73% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 46.2%.
In the surrounding community, Sunflower County reports that median household income runs about $39,956, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 22%. In all, Sunflower County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,807 students), of which Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is one.
The closest other public school is Ruleville Central Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 395 students in 2018 compared to 331 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 98% to 92%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.
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Sunflower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,333
Census ACS
Median income
$39,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District
- Gentry High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Lockard Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Robert L Merritt Junior HighMiddle · 341 students
- Ruleville Central ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Carver ElementaryMiddle · 250 students
- Moorhead Central SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in RULEVILLE
- Ruleville Central ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Ruleville Middle SchoolMiddle · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Ruleville Central Elementary0.0 mi · 271
- Ruleville Middle School0.4 mi · 131
- A.W. James Elementary5.3 mi · 219
- Drew Hunter Middle5.6 mi · 82
- D.M. Smith Elementary9.6 mi · 233
- Cleveland Central Middle School9.8 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolHow large is Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School?
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School serve?
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is approximately 11.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School?
At Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 92% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School in?
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District.
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