Thrasher High School

Set in Booneville, Mississippi, Thrasher High School is a modestly sized combined-grade school, part of Prentiss County School District. It educates 387 students across grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 527 students each, so Thrasher High School sits 27% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Prentiss County School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,176 students, Thrasher High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Thrasher High School logs that White students make up the majority at 79%; the rest is composed of 14% multiracial, 6% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Prentiss County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.8:1 average. Roughly 76% of students at Thrasher High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Thrasher High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Prentiss County) reports that median household income runs about $49,724, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Thrasher High School is one of 13 public schools in Prentiss County (combined enrollment of about 3,973 students).

Nearest neighbor: R.H. Long Booneville Middle School, around 3.8 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thrasher High School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 64.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thrasher High School has shrank 15%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.