📍 833 W Maple Street, Jackson, Hinds County, 39203
Lanier High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 603 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 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 3% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lanier High School enrolls 603 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, 1.2% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 590 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
603 of the school's 603 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 603 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.
Lanier 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 28, state house district 67.
Lanier 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 603 students, Lanier 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