📍 1006 Sam Haskell Circle, Amory, Monroe County, 38821
Amory High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Amory, Monroe County. The school has 456 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amory School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amory High School enrolls 456 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 37% Black or African American and 2.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 266 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 170 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
453 of the school's 456 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 206 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amory High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 7, state house district 20.
Amory High School is one of 5 schools in Amory School District, based in Amory, Mississippi. The district serves 1,461 students district-wide and employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 456 students, Amory High School is larger than the district average of about 292 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe