📍 468 Hwy 33, Fayette, Jefferson County, 39069
Jefferson Co Jr Hi is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fayette, Jefferson County. The school has 165 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–8. The school employs 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Co Jr Hi enrolls 165 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 164 | 99% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
165 of the school's 165 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 165 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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-2, state senate district 36, state house district 85.
Jefferson Co Jr Hi 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 165 students, Jefferson Co Jr Hi is close to the district average of about 181 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote