📍 430 East Countiss Street, Bruce, Calhoun County, 38915
Bruce High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bruce, Calhoun County. The school has 459 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calhoun Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bruce High School enrolls 459 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 31% Black or African American and 5.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 270 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 144 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
456 of the school's 459 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 323 qualify for free lunch and 133 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bruce High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 8, state house district 23.
Bruce High School is one of 7 schools in Calhoun County School District, based in PITTSBORO, Mississippi. The district serves 1,989 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 459 students, Bruce High School is larger than the district average of about 284 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote