📍 360 L F Packer Drive, Ruleville, Sunflower County, 38771
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ruleville, Sunflower County. The school has 336 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sunflower Cty Cons School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School enrolls 336 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 327 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.8% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 336 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-20, state senate district 13, state house district 30.
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is one of 13 schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District, based in INDIANOLA, Mississippi. The district serves 2,807 students district-wide and employs 238 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 336 students, Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is larger than the district average of about 216 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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