📍 2277 Main St., Fayette, Jefferson County, 39069
Jefferson Co High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fayette, Jefferson County. The school has 313 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Co High enrolls 313 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Black or African American and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 312 | 100% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
313 of the school's 313 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 313 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.
Jefferson Co High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 85.
Jefferson Co High is one of 6 schools in Jefferson County School District, based in FAYETTE, Mississippi. The district serves 1,083 students district-wide and employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 313 students, Jefferson Co High is larger than the district average of about 181 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote