📍 7084 Stennis Airport Drive, Kiln, Hancock County, 39556
Hancock High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kiln, Hancock County. The school has 1,187 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hancock Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 78.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hancock High School enrolls 1,187 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 78.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 9% Black or African American and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 974 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 107 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,184 of the school's 1,187 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 742 qualify for free lunch and 442 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hancock 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-40, state senate district 46, state house district 122.
Hancock High School is one of 7 schools in Hancock School District, based in Kiln, Mississippi. The district serves 3,934 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,187 students, Hancock High School is larger than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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