Terry High School

Set in Terry, Mississippi, Terry High School is a high-enrollment 9-12 campus, run under Hinds County School District. It works with 1,127 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 73% bigger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

Terry High School is one of 8 schools operated by Hinds County School District, a district that caters to 4,940 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Terry High School records that nearly all students (93%) are Black. The remainder looks like 3% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Hinds County as a whole is about 72% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Terry High School reports 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Hinds County's rate of about 88%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Terry High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.9%; this one delivers 56.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hinds County put median household income runs about $49,402, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Hinds County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students), of which Terry High School is one.

Gary Road Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.4 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Terry High School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 1,203 students in 2018 compared to 1,127 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 11% to 3% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.