West Point High School

As a high-enrollment four-year high school in WEST POINT, Mississippi, West Point High School works with 1,010 students from grades 8 through 12, one of the schools within West Point Consolidated School District. Compared to the state average of about 651 students per school, that is 55% above typical.

West Point Consolidated School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,528 students. West Point High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, West Point High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%). Beyond that, the school records 14% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Clay County as a whole is about 60% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, West Point High School has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, census data for Clay County shows median household income runs about $43,125, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. In all, Clay County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,528 students), of which West Point High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: East Side Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. West Point High School's enrollment has ticked up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 861 (now 1,010). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 85% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the West Point High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.