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Biggersville High School

๐Ÿ“ 571 Highway 45 S, Corinth, Alcorn County, 38834

252
Pupils
11.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Biggersville High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Corinth, Alcorn County. The school has 252 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alcorn School Dist school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Alcorn School Dist

Enrollment & staffing

Biggersville High School enrolls 252 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.

Male students
126 (50%)
Female students
126 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
21.3
Student-teacher ratio
11.8:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 16% Black or African American and 6.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White19176%
Black or African American4116%
Two or more races176.7%
Asian2<1%
Hispanic or Latino1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

249 of the school's 252 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 87 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 7โ€“12Title I

Biggersville 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-10, state senate district 4, state house district 2.

School district: Alcorn School District

Biggersville High School is one of 10 schools in Alcorn School District, based in Corinth, Mississippi. The district serves 3,226 students district-wide and employs 262 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 252 students, Biggersville High School is smaller than the district average of about 323 students per school.

3,226
District students
10
Schools
262
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
90%
Graduation rate
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Rural - Distant

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