Houston High School

Located at 634 Starkville Road, in Houston, Mississippi, Houston High School is a cozy high school that educates 529 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Chickasaw County School District.

Chickasaw County School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,197 students; Houston High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Houston High School reports that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 35% Black, 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Chickasaw County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Houston High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Chickasaw County put the typical household earns roughly $43,586 per year, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Chickasaw County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,709 students), of which Houston High School is one.

The closest other public school is Houston Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.