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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