📍 235 W Beasley Street, Terry, Hinds County, 39170
Terry High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Terry, Hinds County. The school has 1,098 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hinds Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 71.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 7 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Terry High School enrolls 1,098 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 71.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 3.4% White and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,041 | 95% |
| White | 37 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,095 of the school's 1,098 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 860 qualify for free lunch and 235 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Terry 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-20, state senate district 29, state house district 76.
Terry High School is one of 11 schools in Hinds County School District, based in Raymond, Mississippi. The district serves 4,940 students district-wide and employs 381 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,098 students, Terry High School is larger than the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe