📍 1875 Fairground Road, Grenada, Grenada County, 38901
Grenada High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Grenada, Grenada County. The school has 1,063 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grenada School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grenada High enrolls 1,063 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 45% White and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 545 | 51% |
| White | 479 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,060 of the school's 1,063 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 736 qualify for free lunch and 324 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grenada High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-20, state senate district 24, state house district 34.
Grenada High is one of 5 schools in Grenada School District, based in GRENADA, Mississippi. The district serves 3,863 students district-wide and employs 292 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,063 students, Grenada High is larger than the district average of about 773 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote