📍 101 S. Haley Street, Hazlehurst, Copiah County, 39083
Hazlehurst High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hazlehurst, Copiah County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hazlehurst City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hazlehurst High School enrolls 401 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 345 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 10% |
| White | 10 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
401 of the school's 401 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 401 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hazlehurst 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-20, state senate district 36, state house district 76.
Hazlehurst High School is one of 3 schools in Hazlehurst City School District, based in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. The district serves 1,320 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 401 students, Hazlehurst High School is close to the district average of about 440 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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