📍 601 Beasley Rd, Jackson, Hinds County, 39206
Callaway High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 923 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 56.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. The school offers 7 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Callaway High School enrolls 923 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 56.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 3% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 873 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
923 of the school's 923 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 923 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.
Callaway High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 26, state house district 72.
Callaway High School is one of 54 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Mississippi. The district serves 17,429 students district-wide and employs 1,470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 923 students, Callaway High School is larger than the district average of about 323 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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