Water Valley High School

Water Valley High School is a secondary school of cozy scale in Water Valley, Mississippi, operated by Water Valley School District, works with 398 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 39% leaner than the state mean of about 651.

Across the 2 schools in Water Valley School District (997 students total), Water Valley High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Water Valley High School logs that 62% of the student body identifies as multiracial. Other groups include 22% Black, 13% White, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Yalobusha County's rate of about 81%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Water Valley High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.3%, the actual is 50.7%, a residual of -10.6 points.

In the area at large, Yalobusha County reports that median household income runs about $49,151, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Yalobusha County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,364 students), Water Valley High School is one campus in the mix.

Davidson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Water Valley High School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 398). The White share of enrollment decreased from 52% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Water Valley High School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.